Is Charles XII overrated or underrated?

Pskov, Novgorod, Kiev, Smolensk and Moscow all fairly close to Poland or Sweden (within 300 km of its borders, that's thirty-forty days of marching).

Why does it suddenly matter that Kiev and Moscow were only 300 km apart from Poland if Poland was Russia's ally?

Just to take apart your most obvious mistake.
 

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Why does it suddenly matter that Kiev and Moscow were only 300 km apart from Poland if Poland was Russia's ally?

Just to take apart your most obvious mistake.

You are just one fun cherrypicker. :rolleyes:

Because Charles XII hoped to ensure Poland would become his ally for the invasion of Russia. No my mistake was being under the delusion that you actually had any knowledge about Northern and Eastern European history of the timeframe 1650-1730.
 

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Proximity to theatre operations has an important relevance here - for the Ukrainians, for the Moldavians not least. They became relevant when Charles XII's armies came into their immediate theatre.

Other than that, I am not sure what is being argued about.

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