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The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at its peak encompassed the territories of not only Poland, Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine, but also parts of Latvia and Estonia. The famous Inflanty is our former northern border and the area of conflict between the three powers of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Sweden and Moscow. However, its history goes back much further... In the 12th and 13th centuries, the crusaders expanded into these lands. Initially, however, they were not the Teutonic Knights, but the Livonian Brothers of the Sword. Who did they compete with and why did they suffer a terrible defeat in the Battle of Saule? Did the Teutonic Knights take advantage of this? Who was Wolter von Plettenberg? Inflanty was the scene of events that have become a permanent part of our history. And it is not just about the famous Battle of Kircholm or the fact that thanks to the Courland vassal, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth became the owner of overseas colonies. Polish Inflanty is an important part of our history. The distinguished families from there influenced the fate of the Republic. What should we know about them? Cezary Korycki and his guest, Dr. Tomasz Borowski from the Museum of Polish History and the University of Warsaw, discuss all of this in the podcast from the series Other Polish Stories. Chapters: 00:00 Inflanty, what is it? 00:35 Between Russia, the Teutonic Knights and Lithuania 19:16 The Republic of Northern Nations 30:21 The Heritage of Inflanty The podcast was created as part of the task: continuation and expansion of the multimedia information and educational project - Portal Historyczny Dzieje.pl