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Poltava (Полта́ва in Ukrainian and Russian ) is a city and Oblast center in Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine with some 313,400 inhabitants ( 2004 ). History It is still unknown when the city was founded. Within the city limits the archeologists unearthed a Paleolithic dwelling as well as the Scythian remains. The present name of the city is traditionally connected to the settlement Ltava which is mentioned in the Hypatian Chronicle . The city belonged to Lithuania from the 14th Century . Polish administration took over in 1569 . In the 16-17th cc. it belonged to Pereyaslav ''Kniazhestvo'' (Principality). In 1648 Poltava was captured by the Polish Magnate (of ruthenian descent) Jeremi Wiśniowiecki (1612-51). Poltava was the base of a distinguished ''Polk'' (Regiment) of the Ukrainian Cossacks . In 1667 Poltava became a part of the Russian Empire . In the Battle Of Poltava on June 27 , 1709 (Old Style), or 8 July (New Style), tsar Peter The Great , commanding 45,000 troops, defeated at Poltava a Swedish army of 29,000 troops led by Field Marshal Carl Gustaf Rehnskiöld (who had received the command of the army after the wounding of the Swedish king Charles XII on June 17 ). "Like a Swede at Poltava" remains a simile for "totally helpless" in Russian and Ukrainian idiom. The battle marked the end of Sweden as a Great Power and the rise of Russia as one. The city played host to the Mir Yeshiva during World War I and until 1921 . Additional information about Poltava can be found at: {Link without Title} Geography Poltava is situated ...!--> Famous people from Poltava
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