Bessudnova, M. B. The realities of the Livonian War. Dünaburg, 1577

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The realities of the Livonian War. Dünaburg, 1577
 
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Bessudnova, Marina Borisovna ― Ph. D. in History, Associate Professor, Lipetsk State Pedagogical University, Lipetsk, Russia, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., OrcID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0207-1948, Scopus ID 56292134100, SPIN-код 4121-7323, AuthorID 629644
In the section Fontes / Historical sources
Year 2016 Issue 1 Pages 38-45
Type of article RAR Index DOI
DOI 10.21638/11701/spbu19.2016.104
Index UDK, BBK ББК 63.3 (2) 44; УДК 94(47).043
Abstract
This article contains text, translation and commentary records of the interrogation of Russian prisoners in Dünaburg (1577) from National Archives of Sweden. These events took place during the Livonian War (1558–1583). It was a war of Ivan the Terrible for the Baltic states. In 1577 Ivan the Terrible went to the big march on Livonia ended taking almost 20 castles. Events in Dunaburg werea part of a campaign in 1577. From the contents of the document, you can get some information about the structure of the Russian army, the nature and direction of hostilities, the plague and measures to combat it, the strategic plans of Ivan IV.
Keywords Livonian War, National Archives of Sweden, Ivan the Terrible
Full text version of the article. Article language Russian
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Tags: Ivan the Terrible, FONTES / HISTORICAL SOURCES, National Archives of Sweden, BESSUDNOVA M. B.