The Sacking of Moscow
Fire the "The Sacking of Moscow" event in Europa Universalis IV with the console command event flavor_rus.7.
The Sacking of Moscow
Fire this event with the event command and the event ID flavor_rus.7.
What happens
Ivan felt that trade with Europe depended on free access to the Baltic and decided to turn his attention westward. In 1558, he went to war in an attempt to establish Russian rule over Livonia. Russia was at first victorious and succeeded in destroying the Livonian knights, but their ally Lithuania became an integral part of Poland in 1569. The war dragged on - while the Swedes (guarding their own interests in Estonia) supported Poland against Russia, the Crimean Tatars attacked Astrakhan and even made an extensive incursion into Russia in 1571 - they sacked and burned Moscow, leaving only the Kremlin standing.
Player choices
When this event fires, The Sacking of Moscow presents these options:
- Avenge this horrible insult
- Use it to crush the opposition