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Smolensk

Smolensk is a city in western Russia on the Dnieper River, long contested between Lithuania, Poland and Muscovy. The Truce of Deulino in 1618 confirmed Polish possession of Smolensk. This represented the maximum territorial achievement of the Commonwealth.

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Polish-Lithuanian CommonwealthMilitary Kievan Rus'Socioeconomy, Decline Grand Duchy of LithuaniaMilitary Grand Duchy of MoscowMilitary, Decline Tsardom of RussiaMilitary

Mentioned in 9 state histories

Radimichs Krivichs Principality of Vitebsk Principality of Smolensk Principality of Vyazma Principality of Bryansk Principality of Mstislavl Principality of Mozhaysk Socialist Soviet Republic of Byelorussia

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Smolensk. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/smolensk
MLA: “Smolensk.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/smolensk. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Smolensk.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/smolensk.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Smolensk’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/smolensk (Accessed: ).

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