Günter Grass. The tin drum (№ 239884)

Oliwa world. Oh, how peaceful and how beautiful it sounds! There the great powers noticed for the first time that the country of the poles literally created in order to share.
Quote Explanation: It is peace - a peace Treaty between the Commonwealth and Sweden, signed on 23 April (3 may) 1660 in Oliva near Danzig in Prussia. The agreement was signed by Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I, elector of Brandenburg Friedrich Wilhelm, the Swedish king Karl XI and king of Poland Jan II Kazimierz. Rzeczpospolita formally ceded to Sweden Livonia and Riga were under Swedish control since the 1620s years. With the signing of the peace of Oliwa and Copenhagenthe the world ended the great Northern war 1655-1660 years. These treaties marked the summit of power of the Swedish Empire.
№ 239884   Added MegaMozg 17-01-2017 / 15:23

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