Atrocities were at their worst between 1714–17 when the infamous Swedish Count Gustaf Otto Douglas, who had defected to the Russian side during the war, was in charge of the occupation.
Nådeløsheden var værst mellem 1714 og 1717, da den frygtede svenske greve Gustaf Otto Douglas, som var gået over til russerne i løbet af krigen, ledede besættelsen.