LatviaVēsture un kultūra 155 · Latvian history and culture
After which war did Vidzeme and Riga come under the Russian Empire in 1721?
In the exam (Latvian)
Pēc kura kara Vidzeme un Rīga 1721. gadā nonāca Krievijas impērijas sastāvā?
- athe Polish–Swedish WarPoļu–zviedru kara
- bthe Thirty Years' WarTrīsdesmitgadu kara
- cthe Great Northern WarLielā Ziemeļu karaCorrect answer
Why?
In the Great Northern War, Russia captured Riga in 1710, and by the Treaty of Nystad in 1721, Sweden ceded Vidzeme to Russia.
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