Treaty of Novgorod (1557)
1557 peace treaty ending the Russo-Swedish War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the 1557 treaty. For other treaties concluded in Novgorod, see Treaty of Novgorod.
The Treaty, Truce or Second Peace of Novgorod was concluded in March 1557. It ended the Russo-Swedish War (1554–1557), a series of skirmishes in the Viborg and Oreshek areas resulting from Swedish attempts to keep Livonia, where the Teutonic Order's rule had collapsed, out of the Russian sphere of influence.