The whole region was chaotic for centuries. Poland invaded Russia at one point as well. Everyone pretty much invaded everyone else. Certainly no one was “justi

The whole region was chaotic for centuries. Poland invaded Russia at one point as well. Everyone pretty much invaded everyone else. Certainly no one was “justified” here, I just meant to point out that the article is written to be misleading. The region in question (St. Petersburg) does indeed seem to have been occupied by Russians for a considerable period of time prior to Sweden occupying it.