1700–1721 CE · coalition war ending at Nystad · Europe · War
Russia and changing coalition partners challenged Swedish power across the Baltic; Poltava in 1709 was pivotal, while the 1721 Treaty of Nystad closes the displayed war.
Atlas dossier · Early Modern WorldFree device narration · synchronized English captions · transcript available
Why it matters
Sweden’s defeat at Poltava in 1709 changed the war’s balance, but fighting continued for more than a decade. The displayed 1721 endpoint follows the Treaty of Nystad, avoiding the false impression that one battle immediately settled the Baltic conflict.
Library of Congress: Great Northern War research collection ↗Denmark–Norway, Saxony–Poland-Lithuania and Russia entered the conflict against Sweden, but alliances and campaigns changed. Baltic, Polish-Lithuanian and Ukrainian communities were not merely scenery for Peter I and Charles XII; occupation, requisition and political choices affected them directly.
Academic research on the Great Northern War ↗Silent pan-and-zoom motion derivative of the Great Northern War reconstruction; not archival footage.
Enlarge and examine the picturePrimary Atlas editorial reconstruction for Great Northern War.
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Enlarge and examine the pictureSupporting Atlas reconstruction within the same Great Northern War editorial package; not an independent archival record.
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Enlarge and examine the pictureContext crop from the same Great Northern War reconstruction; not an independent historical record.
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How Atlas classifies this artwork →Interpretation note
This dossier distinguishes the event’s basic chronology from later arguments about meaning, responsibility and legacy. When comparing religious, national, Indigenous or scholarly interpretations, consult the primary and institutional sources above alongside peer-reviewed historical work.
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