Russo-Swedish War (1495–1497)
The Russo-Swedish War of 1495–1497, known in Sweden as the Stures' Russian War, was a border war which occurred between the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Kingdom of Sweden. Although the war was relatively short, and did not lead to any territorial changes, it has significance as the first war between Sweden and Moscow. Sweden earlier fought wars against the Novgorod Republic, before Novgorod was formally annexed to Moscow in 1478.
The 1495 Vyborg Bang, as depicted by Olaus Magnus on the Carta marina
Olavinlinna Castle. Its construction in 1475 in eastern Savonia, on territory assigned to Novgorod by the Treaty of Nöteborg, was one of the main casus belli for the war.
Ivangorod Fortress as it appears today.
Vyborg Castle is a fortress in Vyborg, Russia. It was built by the Swedes during the Middle Ages around which the town of Vyborg evolved. The castle became the stronghold of the Swedish realm in the Karelian region. Throughout the centuries, it was the first defense of the kingdom against the Russians. Its military and strategic status in the late Middle Ages was second only to the fortified capital Stockholm. Currently it serves as the site of Vyborg Regional Museum.
View of Vyborg Castle
View of the castle
Simulation of Viborg castle ablaze in 1710, after the Russian attack in the Great Northern War
Vyborg Castle Torsten Wilhelm Forstén: 1840
