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B. Khmelnytsky at the council of starshynas.
After his death (27.07. 1657) Chyhyryn
council resolved that Yuriy continued his
study in collegium and Ivan Vyhovsky, a
general scribe, was asked to perform hetman
duties.
1657 – 1659 Ivan Vyhovsky’s hetman rule.
October At hetman council in Korsun I. Vyhovsky was
1657 elected hetman. He На гетьманській раді в
Корсуні І. Виговський обраний
гетьманом. He pursued an active foreign
policy, kept up relations with Moscow,
resumed the alliance with the Crimea,
concluded a defence alliance with Sweden,
etc.
June The armed rebellion against I. Vyhovsky
1658 headed by Martyn Pushkar (Poltava colonel)
and Yakiv Barabash (kosh otaman). It was
caused by discontent of Cossacks and
peasants. Vyhovsky’s home policy as for
Cossack starshyna and szlachta. Moscow
stirred up the leaders’ ambitions. With
support of Tatars, the rebellion was put down,
but it caused losses of 50 thousand people on
both sides. This struggle became the first
chord of civil war that became one of the
main reasons for the period of ruin.
September I. Vyhovsky’s treaty of Hadiach with Poland.
1658 According to its terms:
1) in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth the
third constituent of federation was formed –
Grand Duchy of Rus (including Kyiv,
Chernihiv and Bratslav voivodeships);

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