Russian claims in the East
Fire the "Russian claims in the East" event in Europa Universalis IV with the console command event flavor_rus.3.
Russian claims in the East
Fire this event with the event command and the event ID flavor_rus.3.
What happens
In 1552, Czar Ivan IV the Terrible had launched an expedition against the Khanate of Kazan, east of Nizhny-Novgorod and a blocking point on the Volga. The use of heavy bombard guns breached the walls of the Tatar city, which was promptly overwhelmed and annexed. In 1556, in the wake of his success against Kazan four years earlier, Czar Ivan IV the Terrible launched a new expedition against the Khanate of Astrakhan, southward down the Volga. The capture of Astrakhan opened an access to the Caspian Sea and put the whole Volga basin under Russian control. Cities like Samara (1586), Saratov (1590) and Tsaritsyne (1589) were founded along the river to ensure proper control.
Player choices
When this event fires, Russian claims in the East presents these options:
- It all belongs to Mother Russia