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Originally Posted by WestVirginiaRebel
The idea here is that the Swedish Empire wins the Great Northern War (or at least turns it into a stalemate for the opposing coalition) and eventually becomes one of the colonial powers of the 19th century.
Without turning it into a wank or going completely ASB, is there any way this could have happened?
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No, the problem was that Russia was willing to fight until Sweden collapse, and because the peace with Denmark only lasted 7 years, Russia only needed to keep things going until then and Sweden would be cut off from external support and trade.
You need a earlier POD, if the Assault on Copenhagen in 1659 succeed, they can force a peace on the Oldenburgs before the Dutch can stop them and end up being crowned king of Denmark-Norway (letting the Oldenburgs keep their domains in Schleswig-Holstein). The result would double the Swedish population with people speaking the same language and sharing the same religion.