The Battle of Poltava and the Final Defeat of the Hetmanate (1709)
The decisive battle of the Great Northern War, in the course of which the military backbone of Ukrainian autonomy was finally eliminated. The defeat of the Swedish-Cossack alliance allowed Moscow to move from suppressing uprisings to the systematic dismantling of the Hetmanate's political agency[1].
Actors
| ID | Name | Description |
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| G0008 | Tsardom of Muscovy |
Physical destruction of the armed forces of the supporters of independence in a general battle in order to eliminate the military potential of the resistance[1]. |
Techniques Used
| ID | Name | Use | |
|---|---|---|---|
| T0008 | Deprivation of Agency |
Liquidation of the statehood and international legal personality of the autonomy as a result of the defeat of the Swedish-Ukrainian forces: "From 1709 Ukraine loses its independence, its legal and international-law attributes, and therefore ceases to exist as a state"[2]. |
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| T0021 | Neutralization of the Opposition |
Physical destruction of the armed forces of the supporters of independence in a general battle in order to eliminate the military potential of the resistance[1]. |
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| T0022 | Terror |
Mass executions of captured Cossacks after the capitulation at Perevolochna and Poltava for the final intimidation of the supporters of autonomy[1]. |
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Instruments
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| S0008 | Government |
Liquidation of the statehood and international legal personality of the autonomy as a result of the defeat of the Swedish-Ukrainian forces: "From 1709 Ukraine loses its independence, its legal and international-law attributes, and therefore ceases to exist as a state"[2]. |
| S0010 | Regular Army |
Physical destruction of the armed forces of the supporters of independence in a general battle in order to eliminate the military potential of the resistance[1]. |
References
- Татьяна Таирова-Яковлева. (2011). ИВАН МАЗЕПА И РОССИЙСКАЯ ИМПЕРИЯ ИСТОРИЯ «ПРЕДАТЕЛЬСТВА».