Poltava, Carl! How one battle changed the face of Europe Информационное агентство ТАСС
Task
The main purpose is educational. We wanted to tell the well-known among Russians story the way it was never told before and we’ve literally done that by reversing the temporal logic of the narrative. The article is highly recommended not only for students, but for anyone who might have forgotten the real price of this unprecedented victory.
Ideas and solutions
“Poltava, Carl!” is a historical longread, filled with various maps, charts and pictures, dedicated to the 310th anniversary of the Battle of Poltava. Both Russian and Swedish historians agree on the fact that this battle defined the outcome of the Great Northern War and changed the geopolitical positions of the two countries forever. The special project moves forward from the day of the battle to the preceding years and to the wider territories until the moment when all of Europe ends up in sight.
