Russia (Poland Protectorate)

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A period of vassalage to Poland-Lithuania during the Polish-Muscovite War (1605-1618).

Summary

During the Time of Troubles, a period of dynastic struggle and foreign intervention in Russia after the extinction of the Rurik dynasty, Polish and Swedish armies intervened, installing rival claimants to the Russian throne. A council of boyars briefly took control in 1610, but was soon driven out by a nationalist uprising led by the Moscow patriarch. In 1613, the Zemsky Sobor elected Michael Romanov as the new czar, establishing the Romanov dynasty that would rule Russia for the next 300 years.

Establishment

July 1610: On 27 July a treaty was signed between the boyars and Żółkiewski promising the Russian boyars the same vast privileges the Polish szlachta had, in exchange for them recognizing Władysław as the new tsar.

October 1610: In 1610, during the Time of Troubles in Russia, the pro-Polish faction led by Prince Władysław IV gained dominance in Moscow. As a result, the Poles were allowed into Moscow on 8 October, marking the beginning of a military occupation by Poland-Lithuania.

Chronology

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1. Time of Troubles

Was a period of political crisis during the Tsardom of Russia which began in 1598 with the death of Fyodor I, the last of the Rurik dynasty, and ended in 1613 with the accession of Michael I of the House of Romanov.

1.1.Polish-Muscovite War (1605-1618)

Was a conflict fought between the Tsardom of Russia and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth together with Zaporozhian Cossacks.

1.1.1.Polish Invasion of Russia (1609)

A Commonwealth army under the command of Hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski invaded the Tsardom of Russia in 1609.

January 1611: Lisowczycy took and plundered Pskov.

June 1611: After a 20 months siege, the Poles take Smolensk.

1.1.2.Expulsion of the Poles from Russia

Was a revolt against Polish occupation that started in Moscow and finally expelled the Poles from Russia.

December 1611: News of the capitulation reached Polish King Sigismund III on December 8 at Volokolamsk, less than 30 kilometers away. Upon finding out about this, the king, who was on his way to help the garrison, decided to halt the march and head back to Poland.