"Eternal Peace", signed on May 18, 1595 in d. Tyavzine 1 was an important milestone in the history of Russian-Swedish relations. With this treaty, Russia and Sweden formalized the results of the Livonian War. According to the treaty, Russia was forced to agree to transfer to Sweden the rights to own Estland occupied by Swedish troops, as well as to confirm the system of" Baltic barrier " in the trade of Russian merchants with Western European ones. In return, the Swedish government agreed to return to Russia the ancient Russian fortress of Korela with its vast uyezd2 . However, in practice, the benefits of the Tyavzinsky Treaty were greater for Russia, because through the efforts of Russian diplomats (and primarily clerks P. Dmitriev and G. Klobukov), the peace treaty stipulated Russia's right to organize transit deliveries of "patterned goods" for the Russian treasury. The military-economic effect of the" Baltic barrier " turned out to be much weaker than expected by Swedish politicians, since the government of Boris Godunov managed to increase the volume of supplies of raw materials and goods necessary for the state from England, Holland and other countries through Arkhangelsk in a short time.
Russia agreed to the Tyavzinsky Treaty because it ensured Swedish neutrality in a very unfavorable international situation .3 But after the collapse of the Polish-Swedish Union and the subsequent rapprochement of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth with Russia, the Tyavzinsky Peace Treaty ceased to suit the government of Boris Godunov. The collapse of the union allowed us to hope for the return of Estonia, and in particular Narva, which since ancient times was the western sea gate of Russia. In addition, the return of Narva would mean the elimination of the" Baltic barrier " to Russia's Baltic trade with the West. That is why, in order to resolve the issue of gaining broad access to the Baltic, the Godunov government sought to ensure freedom of action in this area. By leaving ...
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