Northeastern Europe, including the Baltic Sea itself, has experienced territorial
conflicts for centuries. From the mid-sixteenth through the late eighteenth centuries
both combatant states and onlookers cared about outcomes: political as well as commercial
interests were at stake since one dominant power was potentially dangerous. Oakley traces
the rise and fall of Swedish power in the region and the final emergence of Russian dominance.

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