Construction of Saint Petersburg and the Ladoga Canal (1704–1725)

The physical and economic exhaustion of the region through the transformation of the Cossack host into unpaid labor for imperial megaprojects in the swamps of Ingria, where colossal mortality among Ukrainians was recorded[1].

ID: C0017
Start:  January 1704
End:  December 1725
Version: 1.0
Created: 24 April 2026
Last Modified: 24 April 2026

Actors

ID Name Description
G0008 Tsardom of Muscovy

Mass mobilization of Cossack regiments for hard construction labor in Ingria[1].

Techniques Used

ID Name Use
T0008 Deprivation of Agency

Transfer of Cossack regiments under the direct command of imperial officers and officials outside the Cossack hierarchy[1].

T0057 Labor Exploitation

Mass mobilization of Cossack regiments for hard construction labor in Ingria[1].

T0102 Resource Exploitation

The obligation of the Cossacks to supply themselves with their own provisions and tools for the entire duration of the works at their own expense[1].

Instruments

ID Name Description
S0008 Government

The obligation of the Cossacks to supply themselves with their own provisions and tools for the entire duration of the works at their own expense[1].

S0010 Regular Army

Mass mobilization of Cossack regiments for hard construction labor in Ingria[1].

References

  1. Татьяна Таирова-Яковлева. (2011). ИВАН МАЗЕПА И РОССИЙСКАЯ ИМПЕРИЯ ИСТОРИЯ «ПРЕДАТЕЛЬСТВА».