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The Treaty of Andrusovo was signed in the 17th century.

Posted by The Pete Quiñones Show, Checked

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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
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Multiple sources, including the Encyclopedia of Ukraine and Wikipedia, state the Treaty (Truce) of Andrusovo was signed in January/February 1667, which is in the 17th century. The claim is a faithful, if minimal, extraction of the passage's reference to the treaty; the passage's characterization of it as the worst thing for Ukraine is not what the claim asserts.

What was said

… Mazeppa brought the baroque from Poland. He stressed the ethnic connection of all of those within the Hetmanate. He needed to create his own ruling class, and he fully admits that the Treaty of Andrusovo was the worst thing that could have happened to Ukraine. A lot of excellent writers have said the same thing. So, in Mazepa's time, the last hope was Sweden. Everyone else had been tried, and, um, not to mention the fact that the Russians at the time were under Peter the Great. Peter the Great was a Freemason. …
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What we found

Supports. The Encyclopedia of Ukraine states the Treaty of Andrusovo was a peace treaty signed 13 January 1667 near Smolensk.[1]

Supports. Wikipedia's entry on the Truce of Andrusovo gives the signing date as 9 February [O.S. 30 January] 1667, also known as the Treaty of Andrusovo.[2]

Supports. Britannica and EBSCO both date the Truce/Treaty of Andrusovo to 1667.[3][4]

Context. The claim does not address the passage's opinion that the treaty was the worst thing for Ukraine; it only asserts the date, which is graded as stated.

Sources

4 sources: 4 not rated

  1. 1Andrusovo, Treaty ofencyclopediaofukraine.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  2. 2Truce of Andrusovo - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
  3. 3Truce of Andrusovo | Treaty of Pereyaslav, Cossack Rebellion ...britannica.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  4. 4Polish-Russian Wars for the Ukraine - EBSCOebsco.com · not rated · cited for: supports

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