2009

Ukraine

An Episode from the History of Ukraine

During the war of independence of Ukrainians in 1648 -1654 the leaders of the war realized that without the

military help of Russia the complete victory over Poland was impossible.

That is why in 1648 Bohdan Khmelnytsky appealed to Russia with the request to admit Ukraine as a part of

Russia. The tsar's government started to give some military and economic help to Ukraine.

In 1654 Khmelnytsky came to Pereyaslav, where he met Russian Embassy headed by boyarin Buturin.

General Rada was convoked in the city square. All layers of population participated in it.

Khmelnytsky in his speech at Rada explained the necessity of the union of Ukraine and Russia. All participants

of Rada vowed fidelity to Russia. Buturin handed Khmelnytsky the tsar's order about the consent to admit

Ukraine.

Political and judicial status of Ukraine was determined by the terms of the treaty - so called march articles.

Khmelnytsky vowed fidelity in the cathedral.

The population vowed in their towns and villages.

Economical, political and cultural relationships promoted the union.

This union weakened the political role of Rech Pospolitaya, and defeated the plans of Vatican to catholicize

Ukraine.

It assisted the further development of Ukrainian people

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