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The Military Revolution and Revolutions in Military Affairs, Nov 21, 2022
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This paper offers an analysis of how the battle of Orsha in 1514 has been remembered in Poland, L... more This paper offers an analysis of how the battle of Orsha in 1514 has been remembered in Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. The emphasis is made on the developments of recent years, especially from 2014 onwards. In the end I try to answer the question if the memory of Orsha can cease to be dividing.
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Rocznik Lituanistyczny, 2020
Te article is devoted to the organisation and armament of the forces that defeated the Tatars in ... more Te article is devoted to the organisation and armament of the forces that defeated the Tatars in the Battle of Kletsk 1506, presented against the background of the military system of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania at the turn of the 16th century.
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Україна в Центрально-Східній Європі, 2018
The battle of Orša, 1514 was one of the major pitched battles throughout history of wars between ... more The battle of Orša, 1514 was one of the major pitched battles throughout history of wars between Muscovy and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and a crushing Muscovite defeat. This article aims to verify the accounts of the battle from 16 Russian chronicles by juxtaposing them with reliable data from other sources. Expectedly, almost all of accounts provide a biased picture of the events either silencing the outcome of the battle or trying to excuse the defeat. Doing the latter, chroniclers give explanations which turn out to be completely false (e.g. that Muscovite commanders didn't expect the enemy's attack) or, at best, very doubtful (e.g. that Muscovite army wasn't in full numbers)
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This article explores some disputable issues concerning the battle of Orša of1514 such as troops'... more This article explores some disputable issues concerning the battle of Orša of1514 such as troops' strength, exact battlefield location, the casualty rate on both sides and value of the picture "The Battle of Orša" as a historical source.
Published: Беларускі гістарычны часопіс, №11, 2017
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The paper suggests a view on the migration from Muscovy to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from the ... more The paper suggests a view on the migration from Muscovy to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from the perspective of the composition of the ruler's court. The author focuses on the Census of Sigismund the Old's courtiers (1509) as the evidence of Muscovites' significant number among them.
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Bitwa pod Orszą 1514 roku: kwestia lokalizacji [w:] Biblioteka Europy Nowożytnej, T. 3: Bitwa pod... more Bitwa pod Orszą 1514 roku: kwestia lokalizacji [w:] Biblioteka Europy Nowożytnej, T. 3: Bitwa pod Orszą, Warszawa, 2015, s. 127-141.
This is a reduced in terms of size but at the same time updated polish version of my paper about the problem of the exact place where the Battle of Orsha (1514) was fought.
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The article examines the historiography of the battle of Orša, 1514 in its military aspect. Polis... more The article examines the historiography of the battle of Orša, 1514 in its military aspect. Polish historiography which didn't experience such ideological bias as the works of Soviet scholars did, has the longest tradition of the battle's study. Several researches of Polish historians (K. Górski, O. Laskowski, S. Herbst, Z. Spieralski, H. Grala etc.) from the late nineteenth century onwards resulted in detailed account of the battle though some of the works showed lack of critical analysis in respect of certain problems, mainly the troop's strength. The Belarusian historiography got a chance to provide the study of the battle as the USSR collapsed but was unable, with some exceptions, to make a critical neutral judgement. Great contribution was made by the contemporary Russian historian A. Lobin who managed to draw up an account of the battle on the basis of the widest range of sources. He significantly improved works of his predecessors, though his attempt of a completely different estimation of the armies' sizes is doubtful. A. Lobin tends to minimize the strength of Muscovite troops, as well as their loses, presenting deficiency in methodology and lack of criticism towards some sources. Several important questions of the battle of Orša – armies’ size, number of Muscovite losses, especially prisoners, exact battlefield – still remain unsolved.
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Battle of Orsha (Belarus) fought on September 8, 1514 was one of the largest pitched battles in ... more Battle of Orsha (Belarus) fought on September 8, 1514 was one of the largest pitched battles in series of wars between Muscovy and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and a brilliant victory of Lithuanian-Polish forces. However, the exact place of the battle is one of its most controversial issues. The paper examines all the existing versions and offers another one.
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The paper deals with the muscovites in the service of the magnates of the Grand Duchy of Lithuani... more The paper deals with the muscovites in the service of the magnates of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 1500-1550.
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The paper is dedicated to the first mention of "moskal" as a form of the name for muscovites in t... more The paper is dedicated to the first mention of "moskal" as a form of the name for muscovites in the Grand Dutchy of Lithuania (1536) which bacame popular later in XVI and XVII century. The paper was presented at the THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF BELARUSIAN STUDIES 2013
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Review of: Serhii Plokhy. The Origins of the Slavic Nations. Premodern Identities in Russia, Ukra... more Review of: Serhii Plokhy. The Origins of the Slavic Nations. Premodern Identities in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. 2011 [Belarusian edition]
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Delivered at the conference Battle of Orsha 1514: military victory and it's symbols, Vilnius, 26-... more Delivered at the conference Battle of Orsha 1514: military victory and it's symbols, Vilnius, 26-27 September 2014.
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Papers by Aliaksandr Kazakou
Published: Беларускі гістарычны часопіс, №11, 2017
This is a reduced in terms of size but at the same time updated polish version of my paper about the problem of the exact place where the Battle of Orsha (1514) was fought.
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Published: Беларускі гістарычны часопіс, №11, 2017
This is a reduced in terms of size but at the same time updated polish version of my paper about the problem of the exact place where the Battle of Orsha (1514) was fought.