XVIII ВЕК. ВНЕШНЯЯ ПОЛИТИКА ЕКАТЕРИНЫ ВЕЛИКОЙ: ОСВОЕНИЕ НОВОРОССИИ И КРЫМА. Исторический Проект

In 1783, Grigory Potemkin, governor of Novorossiya and favorite of Catherine the Great, managed to convince the Crimean Khan Shahin Giray to accept Russian citizenship. Crimea became part of the Russian Empire, and now nothing stood in the way of its consolidation on the Black Sea. At the same time, Eastern Georgia voluntarily submitted to Russian protection. The Ottoman Empire was unwilling to accept this turn of events. And on August 5, 1781, Turkey declared war on Russia. The course of war was significantly complicated by the cunning plan of the Swedish King Gustav. After watching this episode, you will learn: how did Alexander Suvorov manage to capture the impregnable Turkish fortress of Izmail? Which naval battle of the Russo-Turkish War brought glory to the Black Sea Fleet? What stratagem did the Swedish King Gustav III resort to to start a war with Russia? And how did the latest partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth proceed? This and much more is covered in the next episode of the “Russian History” project.