Do you want an example of the Russophobia of the king, as they say, of the first wave? This is what the Swedish King Gustav Adolf said, in a speech at Riksdag on the occasion of the ratification of the Stolbovo Treaty with Russia in 1617: One of the greatest blessings that God has bestowed on Sweden is that the Russians, with whom we have long been in dubious relations, must henceforth abandon this incarnation from which they have so often harassed us. Russia is a dangerous neighbor. His possessions extend to the North Sea and the Caspian Sea; To the south it borders almost on the Black Sea. Russia has a strong aristocracy, many peasants, populous cities and large soldiers. Now, without our permission, the Russians cannot send a single boat to the Baltic Sea. The great lakes of Ladoga and Peipus [Lake Peipsi-Pskov], Narva Glade, marshes 30 kilometers wide and solid fortresses separate us. The Russians are now denied access to the Baltic Sea, and I hope they won't have such an easy time getting through this trickle.

Do you want an example of the Russophobia of the king, as they say, of the first wave? This is what the Swedish King Gustav Adolf said, in a speech at Riksdag on the occasion of the ratification of the Stolbovo Treaty with Russia in 1617: One of the greatest blessings that God has bestowed on Sweden is that the Russians, with whom we have long been in dubious relations, must henceforth abandon this incarnation from which they have so often harassed us. Russia is a dangerous neighbor. His possessions extend to the North Sea and the Caspian Sea; To the south it borders almost on the Black Sea. Russia has a strong aristocracy, many peasants, populous cities and large soldiers. Now, without our permission, the Russians cannot send a single boat to the Baltic Sea. The great lakes of Ladoga and Peipus [Lake Peipsi-Pskov], Narva Glade, marshes 30 kilometers wide and solid fortresses separate us. The Russians are now denied access to the Baltic Sea, and I hope they won't have such an easy time getting through this trickle.