Polish history

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Polish history

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Polish history#1172694

By oppose - 11 Apr 2007 03:58

- 11 Apr 2007 03:58 #1172694

Did poland once occupy moscow? i think i heard that once in the 1500s or some shit. how old are the polish people back in history does it go?

#1172941

By Diving Carrot - 11 Apr 2007 08:31

- 11 Apr 2007 08:31 #1172941

Poland as the country is dated to be more than 1000 years old, when prince Mieszko I united main slavic tribes on the today's Polish territory.
And yes Poland did occupy Moscow and it was from 1610 to 1612. On 1612 they got kicked out. As you see occupation was not long, however it was the only time that any foreign country occupied Moscow, so currently Russians even created national holiday so to celebrate 1612 Moscow victory.

#1173062

By Thunderhawk - 11 Apr 2007 13:21

- 11 Apr 2007 13:21 #1173062

The Mongols sacked Moscow, the Swedes marched an army into Moscow too - thought both were in Moscow a short term.

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#1173065

By Zel - 11 Apr 2007 13:29

- 11 Apr 2007 13:29 #1173065

Not to forget Napoleon though that was what could be called a Phyrric conquest.

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#1173306

By Shade2 - 11 Apr 2007 18:03

- 11 Apr 2007 18:03 #1173306

Did poland once occupy moscow?

Actually it were Polish nobles who assisted a faction in Muscovy civil war.

In the Eurasianists’ view, it was Tatars – to be precise, the Mongols of the 13th century – who laid the foundation of Russian statehood, culture, and, to some degree, even ethnicity.

#1173344

By Unperson-K - 11 Apr 2007 19:03

- 11 Apr 2007 19:03 #1173344

If I remember rightly, the Polish king (or one of his sons) tried to claim the throne of Muscovy. Unfortunately, I have yet to do any detailed reading on the Time of Troubles so I am not too sure.

#1173879

By Sniperwolfe - 12 Apr 2007 02:21

- 12 Apr 2007 02:21 #1173879

If I remember rightly, the Polish king (or one of his sons) tried to claim the throne of Muscovy. Unfortunately, I have yet to do any detailed reading on the Time of Troubles so I am not too sure.

I think you're thinking of the Pole who claimed himself a Tsar, but was shot out of a cannon when the Russians didn't like him...

Can't believe I don't remember his name...

#1174069

By Diving Carrot - 12 Apr 2007 08:07

- 12 Apr 2007 08:07 #1174069

He claimed himself to be Dimitriy, later known as False Dimitriy. His real name was Grigory Otrepyev.

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By Moro - 15 May 2007 08:56

- 15 May 2007 08:56 #1206321

As you see occupation was not long, however it was the only time that any foreign country occupied Moscow, so currently Russians even created national holiday so to celebrate 1612 Moscow victory.

Actually, I believe the Polish were the only ones to occupy the Kremlin. Moscow was razed by the Crimean Tatars in 1571 but the Kremlin was not touched.