Carlopolis: Sketches of Everyday Life of A Swedish Cossack Camp on the Frontier (1709 – 1713)

The purpose of this article is to highlight the daily life inhabitants camp Swedish King Charles (Carl) XII and his Ukrainian allies, in vicinity Turkish fortress Bender on Dniester River (now territory Republic Moldova), between 1709 1713. sequence time Swedes Cossacks’ staying three alternating locations, their conveniences disadvantages, influence nature development degree comfort buildings sanitary epidemiological situation were specified. In course study, methods providing food population camps, differences diet ordinary soldiers senior officers, relationship with moral military combat readiness studied. Also, border under conditions ongoing war unusualness landscape climate for Swedes, occurrence rumours phobias, general mental perception steppe region them was found out.