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Russian forces ultimately won the war, establishing the city of Saint Petersburg with Russia becoming a major European power for the first time in history.
Much like Napoleon and Hitler’s failed invasions of Russia in the following centuries, Swedish forces were hampered by the coldest winter in 500 years while in Russia.
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Beginning in 1700, the Great Northern War began when the Tsardom of Russia under Peter the Great attacked the Swedish Empire in a bid to gain regional supremacy and re-establish Russian access to the Baltic Sea. Revolutions H - J
The Battle of Poltava is considered to mark the beginning of the decline of Swedish Empire and the end of their status as a major European power.
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The territory surrendered by Sweden at the conclusion of the war.
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