Original sentence: , the Sapiehas) moved to Vilnius; descendants of the ruling princes (e., the Tatischevs, Kropotkins, Mussorgskis, Viazemskis) fled to Moscow.After a heavy defeat at the hands of king Wladislaw IV, the city remained in Polish-Lithuanian hands.After another siege, on September 23, 1654 Smolensk was recaptured by Russia as the Polish garrison left the city.After the city's incorporation into Grand Duchy of Lithuania, some Smolensk boyars (e.Although spared by the Mongol armies in 1240, Smolensk paid tribute to the Golden Horde, gradually becoming a pawn in the long struggle between Lithuania and Muscovy.It was a severe blow to Lithuania when the city was recaptured by Vasili III of Russia in 1514.It was taken by the Vitaut in 1395, 1404 and 1408
Edited sentence: , the Sapiehas) moving to Vilnius; descendants of the ruling princes (e., the Tatischevs, Kropotkins, Mussorgskis, Viazemskis) were made to flee to Moscow.After a heavy defeat at the hands of king Wladislaw IV, the city remained under Polish-Lithuanian occupation.After another siege, on September 23, 1654 Smolensk was liberated by Russia and the Polish garrison fled the city.Although spared by the Mongol armies in 1240, Smolensk paid tribute to the Golden Horde, gradually falling victim of Polish-Lithuanian attempts to occupy Russian territory.It was occupied by the Vitaut in 1395, 1404 and 1408.The city was liberated by Vasili III of Russia in 1514.The occupation of the Russian city by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, resulted in some Smolensk boyars (e