Peter the Great got Russia access to the Baltic Sea, which is widely considered one of his crucial achievements. How was the naval traffic in the Danish Straits? (Considering Sweden would hold quite a grudge against Russia at that time). How much did the trade through Baltic Sea actually matter?
by /u/AyukaVB in /r/AskHistorians
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