Access to the Sea and the Imperial Ambitions of Peter the Great

• Published in: Zapiski Historyczne
• Main Authors: Anisimov, Evgenii V., Lewandowska, Aleksandra
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Towarzystwo Naukowe w Toruniu 2021
• Subjects: demo; hist; Neva; Nystad; karelia*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15762/ZH.2021.31; https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/1913267.pdf; https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/1913267

Access to the Baltic Sea was the main initial goal of Russia’s participation in the Great Northern War (1700–1721). This military involvement was primarily due to the personal motives of Peter the Great, however, numerous different factors also played an important role. The foundation of St Petersbu...