About the book: 2010 / The book of the famous Russian historian of the 19th century Vitold Vladislavovich Novodvorsky is dedicated to the little-studied period of the reign of Stefan Batory and events that had great historical and political significance for the entire Eastern Europe, of which the Livonian War, which was fought by the Russian Kingdom for territories in the Baltic states and access to the Baltic Sea, stands out. The book (the author's title is “The Struggle for Livonia between Moscow and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth”) is rightfully considered a classic work that has not lost its historical value to this day. In the new edition, the book is published with some abbreviations and while maintaining the style and spelling of the original.