HomeUkraineI just wanted to share one of my favourite paintings Karl XII and Ivan Mezapa after the battle of Poltava, Sweden and Ukraine fought together then and we shall do so again. Brothers in blue and yellow.
I just wanted to share one of my favourite paintings Karl XII and Ivan Mezapa after the battle of Poltava, Sweden and Ukraine fought together then and we shall do so again. Brothers in blue and yellow.
October 12, 2024
I just wanted to share one of my favourite paintings Karl XII and Ivan Mezapa after the battle of Poltava, Sweden and Ukraine fought together then and we shall do so again. Brothers in blue and yellow.
by Swedish_Royalist
4 comments
Mazepa
My great great.. grandfather was there.
He survived but was taken to Siberia and was later released so he could return home, all by foot.
Kind of have a grudge with the orcs over this.
/Sweden
There’s a Swedish village in my region called Zmiivka (Gammalsvenskby)
Mazepa switched sides and betrayed Peter I of Russia. He was then cursed by the Russian Orthodox church, excommunicated and died in exile. The battle of Poltava was lost by the Swedes. Karl XII spent several years in exile after that battle. This is probably not the best example of a successful war against Russia.
4 comments
Mazepa
My great great.. grandfather was there.
He survived but was taken to Siberia and was later released so he could return home, all by foot.
Kind of have a grudge with the orcs over this.
/Sweden
There’s a Swedish village in my region called Zmiivka (Gammalsvenskby)
Mazepa switched sides and betrayed Peter I of Russia. He was then cursed by the Russian Orthodox church, excommunicated and died in exile. The battle of Poltava was lost by the Swedes. Karl XII spent several years in exile after that battle. This is probably not the best example of a successful war against Russia.