List of armed conflicts involving Poland against Russia

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Armed conflicts between Poland (including the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Civitas Schinesghe ("Duchy of Poland")) and Russia (including the Soviet Union and Kievan Rus') include:

  Russian, Soviet, Muscovite,
Ruthenian, or Kievan Rus' victory
- 17
  Polish or Polish–Lithuanian victory - 17
  Another result* - 9

*e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Poland or Russia in which the other intervened, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result.

Piast Poland versus Kievan Rus'

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Date Conflict Piast Poland and allies Kievan Rus' and allies Result
981 Vladimir the Great's Polish Campaign   Civitas Schinesghe   Kievan Rus' Kievan Rus' victory[1]
1018 Bolesław I's intervention in the Kievan succession crisis   Civitas Schinesghe
  Pro-Sviatopolk Kievan Rus'
  Pro-Yaroslav Kievan Rus' Temporary victory for Poland and Sviatopolk
1018 Great Kiev rebellion   Civitas Schinesghe
  Kievan Rus' Uncertain[a]
1022 Yaroslav the Wise's attack on Brest   Civitas Schinesghe   Kievan Rus' Polish victory
1030–1031 Yaroslav the Wise invasion in Poland[2](German-Polish War)   Kingdom of Poland   Kievan Rus' Kievan Rus' victory[3]
1065–1069[4] Rebellion of Vseslav of Polotsk[4]   Principality of Kiev
  Principality of Chernigov
  Principality of Pereyaslavl
  Kingdom of Poland (1069)
  Principality of Polotsk Allied victory
  • Principality of Polotsk defeated (1067)[4]
  • Brief Vseslav reign in Kiev (1068–May 1069)[4]
  • Polish intervention (May 1069)[4]
  • Restoration of Iziaslav I of Kiev (May 1069)[4]
1076–1077 Bolesław II the Generous's expedition on Kievan Rus'[5][6][7]   Kievan Rus'   Kingdom of Poland Polish victory
1124 Battle of Wilichów   Kingdom of Poland   Kievan Rus' Polish victory
1182–1183 War for Brest   Kingdom of Poland   Kievan Rus' Polish victory
1194 Battle of Drohiczyn   Kingdom of Poland   Kievan Rus' Polish victory

Kingdom of Poland versus Galicia–Volhynia (Ruthenia)

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Date Conflict Poland and allies Ruthenia and allies Result
1205 Battle of Zawichost Duchy of SandomierzDuchy of Kraków
Duchy of Masovia
  Principality of Galicia–Volhynia Sandomierz–Masovian victory
17 August 1245 Battle of Jarosław (1245)   Galician opposition
  Kingdom of Hungary
  Duchy of Kraków
 Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia
  Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Ruthenian victory[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
1280 Kraków campaign of Leo I of Galicia   Kingdom of Poland   Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia
  Golden Horde
Polish victory
1323 Polish–Hungarian expedition to Ruthenia[15][16][17][18]   Kingdom of Poland

  Kingdom of Hungary

  Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia Polish–Hungarian victory[15][16][17]
1340–1392 Galicia–Volhynia Wars   Kingdom of Poland
  Ruthenian nobles
  Grand Duchy of Lithuania
  Ruthenian nobles
Compromise

Crown of the Kingdom of Poland versus Principality of Moscow

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Date Conflict Poland and allies Moscow and allies Result
1507–1508 Lithuanian-Muscovite War   Grand Duchy of Lithuania
  Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
  Principality of Moscow Inconclusive
1512–1522 Lithuanian–Muscovite War   Grand Duchy of Lithuania
  Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
  Principality of Moscow Muscovite victory[19]
1534–1537 Lithuanian-Muscovite War   Grand Duchy of Lithuania
  Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
  Principality of Moscow Peace treaty

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth versus Tsarist Russia

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Date Conflict Poland–Lithuania and allies Russia and allies Result
1561–1570 Lithuanian–Muscovite War   Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
From 1569:
  Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
  Tsardom of Russia (or Muscovy) Russian (Muscovite) victory
1577-1583 Livonian campaign of Stephen Báthory   Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

  Principality of Transylvania

  Tsardom of Russia (or Muscovy) Polish–Lithuanian/Swedish/Dano-Norwegian victory
  • Livonia, Courland and Semigallia to Poland–Lithuania.
1605 1st Dimitriad False Dmitry 1
  Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
  Tsardom of Russia

Russian supporters

Victory of False Dmitry 1
1606 Moscow uprising False Dmitry 1
  Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
  Tsardom of Russia

Russian supporters

Victory of Shuisky's coalition[20]
1607–1609 2nd Dimitriad False Dmitry 2
  Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
  Tsardom of Russia

Russian supporters

Government victory[21][22]
1609–1618 Polish–Muscovite War   Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth   Tsardom of Russia Polish/Lithuanian victory
Autumn 1632 – Spring 1634 Smolensk War   Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth   Tsardom of Russia Polish victory
1654–1667 Russo-Polish War   Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
  Crimean Khanate
  Cossack allies
  Tsardom of Russia
  Cossack allies
Russian victory
1704–1706 Civil war in Poland   Warsaw Confederation
  Sweden
  Sandomierz Confederation
  Tsardom of Russia
Victory of the Warsaw Confederation
10 October 1733 – 3 October 1735 War of the Polish Succession   Poland loyal to Stanisław I

  France
  Spain
  Kingdom of Sardinia
  Duchy of Parma

  Poland loyal to Augustus III

  Russian Empire
  Holy Roman Empire

Victory for forces (including Russia) supporting Augustus III of Poland
April 1768 – August 5, 1772 War of the Bar Confederation   Bar Confederation
  France
  Russian Empire
  Royal Regiments
Victory of Russian Empire and Royal Regiments
18 May – 27 July 1792 Polish–Russian War of 1792   Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth   Russian Empire Russian victory
24 March – 30 November 1794 Kościuszko Uprising   Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth   Russian Empire
  Kingdom of Prussia
  Habsburg Monarchy
Russian victory

Polish states and rebels versus Russian Empire

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Date Conflict Polish and allies Russia and allies Result
24 June – 14 December 1812 French invasion of Russia, pitched by Napoleon as the "Second Polish War"   France
Multiple allies, including
  Russian Empire Russian victory
3 March 1813 – 30 May 1814 War of the Sixth Coalition   France
Multiple allies, including
  Russian Empire

and allies

Coalition victory
29 November 1830 – 21 October 1831 November Uprising   Congress Poland   Russian Empire Russian government victory
22 January 1863 – 18 June 1864 January Uprising   Polish National Government
and multicultural insurgents
Garibaldi Legion
  Russian Empire Russian government victory
1905–1907 Revolution in the Kingdom of Poland   Polish revolutionaries   Russian Empire Russian government victory

Poland versus Soviet Union

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Date Conflict Poland and allies Soviet Union and allies Result
18 November 1918 – February 1919 Soviet westward offensive of 1918–1919   Poland
  Ukraine
  Belarus
  Estonia
  Latvia
  Lithuania
  Romania
  White Movement
  Ober Ost
Supported by
  United Kingdom
  Russian SFSR Polish victory
14 February 1919 – 18 March 1921 Polish–Soviet War   Second Polish Republic
  Ukrainian People's Republic
  Russian SFSR
  Ukrainian SSR
  Byelorussian SSR
  Polrewkom
Polish victory
17 September – 6 October 1939 Soviet invasion of Poland   Poland   Soviet Union
  Germany
Soviet-Nazi victory
1944 – 1953 Anti-communist resistance in Poland   Cursed soldiers   Soviet Union
  Polish People's Republic
Communist victory
1956 Polish October
(emerging out of De-Stalinization)
  Polish People's Republic
  Puławians (pro-reform faction)
  Polish People's Republic
  Natolinians (anti-reform faction)

  Soviet Union (concerned reforms
might turn anti-Soviet; threatened invasion)

Pro-reform victory
  • Soviet Union did not invade
  • End of the Stalinist era in Poland
1981–1983 Martial law in Poland   Solidarity
  Polish government-in-exile
  Polish People's Republic
  Soviet Union
Polish pro-Soviet government victory
  • Protests suppressed
1988–1989 Second "Solidarity" movement   Solidarity
  Pro-reform faction
  Soviet Union
  Anti-reform faction
Fall of pro-Soviet communism in Poland
  • Soviet Union ceased efforts to keep pro-Soviet communist regime in power
  • April 1989: Polish Round Table Agreement legalised trade unions, political parties and free elections
  • Landslide Solidarity victory in 1989 election

1 Originally a Polish civil war that Russia, among others, became involved in.
2 Originally a Hungarian revolution but was joined with Polish force on Hungarian side against Austria and Russia.
3 Part of the broader Russian Revolution of 1905.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The very existence of the uprising is uncertain.

References

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  1. ^ Щавелева Н.И. Древняя Русь в "Польской истории" Яна Длугоша М. 2004. с.230
  2. ^ Dimnik M. Yaroslav Vladimirovich (англ.) // Encyclopedia of Russian History / Ed.-in-Chief J. R. Millar. — New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004. — P. 1702. — ISBN 0-02-865907-4.
  3. ^ Королюк В.Д. Западные славяне и Киевская Русь в X—XI вв. — М.: Наука, 1964. — 383 с.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Martin 2007, p. 31.
  5. ^ a b "Jak król Bolesław niewierne żony ukarał". CiekawostkiHistoryczne.pl (in Polish). 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  6. ^ a b po/PAP (2011-12-24). "Trochę historii: 935 lat temu Bolesław Szczodry został królem Polski". Newsweek (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  7. ^ "Bolesław Śmiały i Stanisław ze Szczepanowa. Krwawa rozprawa króla z biskupem zdrajcą | HISTORIA.org.pl - historia, kultura, muzea, matura, rekonstrukcje i recenzje historyczne". HISTORIA.org.pl (in Polish). 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  8. ^ http://litopys.org.ua/hrs/hrs06.htm. {{cite book}}: External link in |last= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ https://bibliotekar.ru/rus/86.htm. {{cite book}}: External link in |last= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ І.П.Крип’якевич. Галицько-Волинське князівство. — Київ: Наукова думка, 1984. — 176 с. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Карамзин Н. М. История Государства Российского. Москва 1991, т. 2-3, с. 505. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Monumenta Poloniae hist. II. 804, III. 307. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ https://denvistorii.ru/17-avgusta/sostoyalos-yaroslavskoe-srazhenie-takzhe.html. {{cite book}}: External link in |last= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Пашуто В. Т., Очерки по истории Галицко-Волынской Руси, [М.], 1950 г. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ a b Nowak, A. (2010). Historia Polski. Kalendarium dziejów: Pradzieje-1655. p. 183.
  16. ^ a b Leszczyńscy, A.; Leszczyńscy, M. Najważniejsze wydarzenia w historii Polski i świata. p. 35.
  17. ^ a b "Stosunki polsko-węgierskie za panowania dynastii piastowskiej | HISTORIA.org.pl - historia, kultura, muzea, matura, rekonstrukcje i recenzje historyczne". HISTORIA.org.pl (in Polish). 2009-12-14.
  18. ^ a b "Jak Kazimierz Wielki przyłączył do Królestwa Polskiego Ruś Halicką ze Lwowem (fragment książki prof. Krzysztofa Ożoga „Narodziny potęgi")". Kresy24.pl - Wschodnia Gazeta Codzienna (in Polish).
  19. ^ Карамзин Н. М. История государства Российского. — СПб.: Тип. Н. Греча, 1816—1829. — Т. 7.
  20. ^ Платонов, «Очерки по истории смуты в московском государстве», 1899. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ Gumilev 2023, pp. 375–376.
  22. ^ After the final defeat, he was killed by the Tatars in 1610

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