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Encyclopedia - Bohdan Khmelnytsky: Encyclopedia - Bohdan Khmelnytsky
Bohdan Zynovii Mykhailovych Khmel'nyts'kyi (Богдан Зиновій Михайлович Хмельницький in Ukrainian, commo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bohdan Khmelnytsky: Encyclopedia Ii - Bohdan Khmelnytsky - Biography
Bohdan Khmelnytsky - Early life. Khmelnytsky was probably born in Chyhyryn, in Ukraine; it is unclear whether to a family of Ruthenian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khmelnytskyi Uprising: Encyclopedia - Khmelnytskyi Uprising
Khmelnytskyi Uprising (also Chmielnicki Uprising or Chmielnicki Rebellion) is the name of a civil war in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonweal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zaporozhian Host: Encyclopedia - Zaporozhian Host
The Zaporozhian Host or Zaporozhian Voisko (Ukrainian: Запорозьке Войсько, Zaporoz’ke Vois’ko, sometimes translated ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukraine: Encyclopedia - Ukraine
Ukraine (Ukrainian: Україна, Ukrayina, /ukraˈjina/) is a country in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the northeast, Belarus t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cossack Hetmanate: Encyclopedia - Cossack Hetmanate
The Hetmanate was a semiautonomous Cossack suzerainty in Left-bank Ukraine, owing fealty to the tsar of Muscovy. It was established as a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Cecora: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Cecora
Battle of Cecora (also known as Battle of Ţuţora) was a battle between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (assisted by Moldavian troops...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berdychiv: Encyclopedia Ii - Berdychiv - History
In 1430, Great Knight of Lithuania Vitautas (великий князь литовский Витовт) granted the rights over the area ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Treaty Of Pereyaslav: Encyclopedia Ii - Treaty Of Pereyaslav - Historical Consequences
Whatever the nature of the treaty, the consequences were more clear over time. Major consequences of the treaty included the separation o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khmelnytskyi Uprising: Encyclopedia Ii - Khmelnytskyi Uprising - Jews And The Uprising
Historian Jacob Rader Marcus summarizes the situation as follows: "In 1654 neighboring Russia turned against Poland, a year later the Sw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Great Turkish War: Encyclopedia Ii - Great Turkish War - 1667–1683
After Bohdan Khmelnytsky's rebellion, when Russia acquired parts of Eastern Ukraine from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, some cossack...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bila Tserkva: Encyclopedia Ii - Bila Tserkva - History
Town was founded in 1023 by Yaroslaw the Wise, the Grand Duke of Kyiv. Since 1363 it belonged to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and since ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chyhyryn: Encyclopedia Ii - Chyhyryn - History
In the first half of the 16th century, Chyhyryn is first mentioned as a fortified Cossack winter station. In 1592, after becoming the cen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscovy: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscovy - Rise Of Muscovy
When the Mongols invaded the lands of Kievan Rus', Moscow was an insignificant trading outpost in the principality of Vladimir-Suzdal'. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pereiaslav-khmelnytskyi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pereiaslav-khmelnytskyi - History
Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi played a significant role in the history of Ukraine. It was mentioned for the first time in the text of the Rus' ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Poland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Poland - Early History To Golden Age: 966–1572
History of the Jews in Poland - Early history: 966–1385. The first Jews arrived in the territory of modern Poland in the 10th century...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Ukrainians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Ukrainians - Artists
List of Ukrainians - Actors. Elina Bystritskaya George Dzundza Lyudmila Gurchenko Milla Jovovich Roman Kartsev Mila Kunis Vasily Lanov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Cecora: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Cecora - Prelude To Battle
Following the failure of Commonwealth diplomatic mission to Istanbul, and violations of the Treaty of Busza by both sides (as Cossacks an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genocides In History: Encyclopedia Ii - Genocides In History - Genocides From 1500 To 1950
In the past century, more or less systematic sprees of deliberate large-scale killings of entire groups of people have occurred in what i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1569–1795: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1569–1795 - House Of Vasa
History of Poland 1569–1795 - Zygmunt III Waza 1587–1632. The first few years of Sigismund's reign, until 1598 saw Poland and Swede...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Polish History Origins To 1600s: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Polish History Origins To 1600s - Early Period: 966-1385
Jewish Polish history origins to 1600s - Early history. This article incorporates text from the public domain 1901-1906 Jewish Encyclop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscovy: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscovy - Rise Of Muscovy
When the Mongols invaded the lands of Kievan Rus', Moscow was an insignificant trading outpost in the principality of Vladimir-Suzdal'. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukraine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukraine - History
Human settlement in the territory of Ukraine has been documented into distant prehistory. The late neolithic Trypillian culture flourishe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nikolay Kostomarov: Encyclopedia Ii - Nikolay Kostomarov - Historian
As a historian, Kostomarov's writings reflected the romantic trends of his time. He was an advocate of the use of ethnography and folkson...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hetman: Encyclopedia Ii - Hetman - Hetmans Of Poland And Lithuania
Main article: Hetmans of Poland and Lithuania The first Polish title of Grand Crown Hetman was created in 1505. The title of hetman was g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Subnational Name Etymologies: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Subnational Name Etymologies - India
The element Pradesh appears in the names of many Indian states. It means "land" or "province" in Sanskrit. Andhra Pradesh: Land of the A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Poland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Poland - Early History To Golden Age: 966–1572
History of the Jews in Poland - Early history: 966–1385. Main article: History of Poland (966-1385) The first Jews arrived in the t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukraine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukraine - Demographics
Ethnic Ukrainians make up 77.8% of the population. The minorities include significant groups of ethnic Russians (17.3%), Belarusians (0.6...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukraine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukraine - Geography
The Ukrainian landscape consists mostly of fertile plains, or steppes, and plateaus, crossed by rivers such as the Dnieper, Seversky Done...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukraine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukraine - Economy
Formerly an important agricultural and industrial region of the Soviet Union, Ukraine now depends on Russia for most energy supplies, esp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscovy: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscovy - Expansion
Russia continued its territorial growth through the 17th century. In the south-west, it acquired eastern Ukraine, which had been under Po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1569–1795: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1569–1795 - Founding Of The Elective Monarchy
The death of Sigismund II Augustus in 1572 was followed by a three-year interregnum period during which adjustments were made to the cons...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Poland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Poland - Wwii And The Destruction Of Polish Jewry 1939–45
History of the Jews in Poland - The Polish September campaign. Main article: Polish September Campaign During the Polish September Ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Poland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Poland - Interwar Period 1918–39
History of the Jews in Poland - Independence and Polish Jews. Jews also played a role in the fight for independence in 1918, some joini...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1569–1795: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1569–1795 - Decay Of The Commonwealth
During the 18th century the Polish crown itself became subject to the manipulations of Russia, Sweden, the Kingdom of Prussia, France and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1569–1795: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1569–1795 - The Three Partitions 1764-1795
During the reign of Empress Catherine the Great (1762-1796), Russia intensified its manipulation in Polish affairs. The Kingdom of Prussi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Polish History Origins To 1600s: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Polish History Origins To 1600s - The Polish-lithuanian Commonwealth: 1572-1795
Jewish Polish history origins to 1600s - Jewish learning and culture during the early Polish-Lithuanian Commonweath. Yəšiḇoṯ were...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Polish History Origins To 1600s: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Polish History Origins To 1600s - The Jagiellon Era: 1385-1572
Jewish Polish history origins to 1600s - Persecutions of 1385-1492. As a result of the marriage of Wladislaus II to Jadwiga, daughter o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Great Turkish War: Encyclopedia Ii - Great Turkish War - 1683–1699
Also called War of the Holy League After a few years of peace, the Ottoman Empire attacked the Habsburg Empire. The Turks almost captured...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscovy: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscovy - Early Imperial Russia
Main article: Imperial Russia. The following article in the series describes how in the 18th century, Russia was transformed from a stati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscovy: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscovy - Ivan Iv
The development of the tsar's autocratic powers reached a peak during the reign of Ivan IV, and he became known as the Terrible (his Russ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscovy: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscovy - Evolution Of The Russian Aristocracy
Boyars were hereditary nobles of three categories: 1) Rurikid princes of Upper Oka towns, Suzdal, Rostov, Yaroslavl, etc. that lived in M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscovy: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscovy - Time Of Troubles
Ivan IV was succeeded by his son Fedor, who was mentally deficient. Actual power went to Fedor's brother-in-law, the boyar Boris Godunov....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscovy: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscovy - Romanovs
The immediate task of the new dynasty was to restore order. Fortunately for Russia, its major enemies, Poland and Sweden, were engaged in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscovy: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscovy - Western European Knowledge Of Muscovy
Muscovy remained a fairly unknown society in western Europe until Baron Sigismund von Herberstein published his Rerum Moscoviticarum Comm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukraine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukraine - Subdivisions
Ukraine is subdivided into twenty-four oblasts (provinces) and one autonomous republic, Crimea. Additionally, two cities, Kiev and Sevast...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscovy: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscovy - Evolution Of The Russian Autocracy
Internal consolidation accompanied outward expansion of the state. By the 15th century, the rulers of Muscovy considered the entire Russi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Poland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Poland - Since 1989
With the fall of Communism in Poland, Jewish cultural, social, and religious life has been undergoing a revival. Many historical issues, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscovy: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscovy - Expansion
Russia continued its territorial growth through the 17th century. In the south-west, it acquired eastern Ukraine, which had been under Po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscovy: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscovy - Romanovs
The immediate task of the new dynasty was to restore order. Fortunately for Russia, its major enemies, Poland and Sweden, were engaged in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscovy: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscovy - Time Of Troubles
Ivan IV was succeeded by his son Fedor, who was mentally deficient. Actual power went to Fedor's brother-in-law, the boyar Boris Godunov....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscovy: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscovy - Western European Knowledge Of Muscovy
Muscovy remained a fairly unknown society in western Europe until Baron Sigismund von Herberstein published his Rerum Moscoviticarum Comm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscovy: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscovy - Early Imperial Russia
Main article: Imperial Russia. The following article in the series describes how in the 18th century, Russia was transformed from a stati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hetman: Encyclopedia Ii - Hetman - Hetmans Of Cossacks
Main article: Hetmans of Ukrainian Cossacks At the end of 16th century commander of Ukrainian Cossacks were also called Hetmans (or atama...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscovy: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscovy - The Time Of Ivan Iv
The development of the tsar's autocratic powers reached a peak during the reign of Ivan IV, and he became known as the Terrible (his Russ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscovy: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscovy - Evolution Of The Russian Aristocracy
Boyars were hereditary nobles of three categories: 1) Rurikid princes of Upper Oka towns, Suzdal, Rostov, Yaroslavl, etc. that lived in M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khmelnytskyi Uprising: Encyclopedia Ii - Khmelnytskyi Uprising - Chmielnicki's Role
Although Khmelnytsky's personal resentment influenced his decision to rid Ukraine of Polish and Ruthenian magnates and Jews, it seems tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Cecora: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Cecora - The Battle
On the 10 September, near Cecora, the Commonwealth army encountered the Tatar and Ottoman forces (13,000-22,000), which had been sent by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genocides In History: Encyclopedia Ii - Genocides In History - Ancient/medieval Genocides
Genocides in history - Biblical genocides. A record of several alleged genocides is found in the Bible, although the perceived accuracy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genocides In History: Encyclopedia Ii - Genocides In History - Genocides From 1951 To 1990
Universal acceptance of international laws, defining and forbidding genocide was achieved in 1948, with the promulgation of the Conventio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscovy: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscovy - Evolution Of The Russian Autocracy
Internal consolidation accompanied outward expansion of the state. By the 15th century, the rulers of Muscovy considered the entire Russi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genocides In History: Encyclopedia Ii - Genocides In History - Genocides Since 1991
In 1951 only two of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) were parties to the CPPCG: France and the Republic of Ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukraine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukraine - Government And Politics
Ukraine is a democracy under a semi-presidential system with separate legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The President of Ukr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Poland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Poland - Jews Of Poland Within The Russian Empire 1795–1918
Official Russian policy would eventually prove to be substantially harsher to the Jews than that under independent Polish rule. The lands...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Poland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Poland - The Development Of Judaism In Poland And The Commonwealth
The culture and intellectual output of the Jewish community in Poland had a profound impact on Judaism as a whole. Some Jewish historians...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Poland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Poland - Interwar Period 1918–39
History of the Jews in Poland - Independence and Polish Jews. Jews also played a role in the fight for independence in 1918, some joini...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Poland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Poland - Wwii And The Destruction Of Polish Jewry 1939–45
History of the Jews in Poland - The Polish September campaign. During the Polish September Campaign of 1939, some 120,000 Polish citize...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukraine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukraine - Name
The etymology of the Ukrainian name Ukrayina stems from the Old Slavic root *kraj-, meaning "cut". Opinions vary as to the immediate deri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Poland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Poland - Communist Rule: 1945–89
History of the Jews in Poland - Postwar. Between 40,000 and 100,000 Polish Jews survived the Holocaust in Poland by hiding or by joinin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Poland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Poland - The Polish-lithuanian Commonwealth: 1572–1795
History of the Jews in Poland - The Warsaw Confederation. Following the childless death of Zygmund II, the last king of the Jagiellon d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Ukrainians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Ukrainians - Religious Leaders And Theologists
List of Ukrainians - Orthodox Christian and Greek Catholic. Lyubomyr Huzar, Cardinal, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church John...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Ukrainians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Ukrainians - Politicians
List of Ukrainians - Ukrainian politicians. Mykola Azarov, minister of finance, vice premier Stepan Bandera, nationalist leader Taras ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Ukrainians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Ukrainians - Academics
List of Ukrainians - Biologists/Physicians. Nikolai Amosov Oleksandr Bohomolets Theodosius Dobzhansky Katherine Esau Volodymyr Filatov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bohdan Khmelnytsky: Encyclopedia Ii - Bohdan Khmelnytsky - Khmelnytsky In Fiction
Sholem Asch wrote about Kmelnytsky's cossack war in his book Al Kiddush Hashem: A Novel of 1648 which describes the massacres of the Jews...   » Read the article