The Battle of Klushino, in 1610, pitted the forces of Russian prince and commander Dmitry Shuisky and the Swedish army of Jacob De La Gardie on one side, and an outnumbered Polish-Lithuanian contingent of hussars on the other. The battle was, surprisingly, a victory for the Polish, who then proceeded to occupy European Russia in the face of Vasily Shuisky's collapsing regime and even tried to install king Sigismund III's son, Wladislaw IV, on the Russian throne. The battle is commemorated in the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier, in Warsaw.
But what if Dmitry Shuisky and De La Gardie had managed to defeat the Polish in the short battle?
Could the Shuisky's found a new Russian dynasty?
What are the effects on Sigismund III's reign in the commonwealth?
If the Russians end up stable and strong, what will the Swedes do next?
 
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TruthfulPanda

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Could Shuisky found a new Russian dynasty?
Possibly. Wasn't he a Rurik by distaff?

What are the effects on Sigismund III's reign in the commonwealth?
Internally? None. PLC involvement in the Moscovite mess was mostly a private venture. So the reaction would be "we told you so".
So I do not see any continued efforts directed at Moscow.

If the Russians end up stable and strong, what will the Swedes do next?
Dogpile the PLC?
 
Dmitry Shuisky was not the Tsar; he was the Tsar Vasili's brother...and he was pretty incompetent and extremely unpopular. Even more so than the Tsar himself. So, no to him creating a dynasty.

Could Tsar Vasili become a rallying point for the Russian "national" movements and win? IDK, maybe. He would not find it too hard to present himself as the least of all available evils. On the other hand, after Skopin-Shuisky's mysterious death, the Shuisky dynasty is experiencing a distinct lack of remarkable members and viable heirs.
 
One more inconspicuous bump.
In case the Shuiskys don't manage to prove themselves as a worthy dynasty for the Russians, could the throne end up being offered to a Swedish royal?
 
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