Today's Quote One of the greatest blessings that God has given Sweden is that the Russians, with whom we have long been on dubious terms, must henceforth abandon that 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. (c) Gustav Adolf, King of Sweden, 1617.

Today's Quote One of the greatest blessings that God has given Sweden is that the Russians, with whom we have long been on dubious terms, must henceforth abandon that 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. (c) Gustav Adolf, King of Sweden, 1617.