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This is The Ruin and the Deaduge, Part 2 of 3.

Last week I described a major Cossack rebellion in the Commonwealth of Poland, Lithuania,

led by Bogdan Khmernitsky. The uprising was partly a response to local grievances, but also an attempt

to retain a degree of autonomy for his fellow Gossacks.

However, by appealing to Moscow for help, Kermainitsky triggered the invasion of Sweden as well as Russia,

which ultimately caused devastation and the beginning of the end of Poland as a major power.

The events are known as the Swedish deluge, of the end of Poland as a major power.

The events are known as the Swedish deluge, or just the deluge in Poland, and as the ruin in Ukrainian history.

The term deluge was popularised by Henrik Sinkiewicz, who wrote a trilogy in the 1880s, based around the time of the rebellion and the subsequent invasions.

The three parts are called, with fire and sword, the deluge and fire on the step, and have all been adapted for film.

Another film inspired by the period was a 1933 Hollywood movie called Queen Christina,

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