Brief History Lesson From Russian Historian Vladimir Medinsky about Peter the Great’s war against Sweden

18/05/2025 / History, Russian, Swedish, Ukraine, War / Peter the Great, Russia, Sweden. history, Vladimir Medinsky, War

Vladimir Medinsky – not just a diplomat and politician but one of my very favorite historians – expands on the parallel between Ukraine and Peter the Great's war against Sweden that he used in today's talks.

"We offered them peace again and again, but they decided to fight to… https://t.co/Xdljzf9BZT pic.twitter.com/ssAdXaG0np
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