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Reshetyliv articles for approval to the tsar.
They contained information about rights and
liberties, but Peter I ignored them. Izmaylov,
a tsar resident, was appointed to control the
hetman’s activities.
1715 The tsar’s decree, which established the new
order of starshyna election - regimental
councils determined candidates only, hetman
appointed one of them after the tsar’s
approval. The candidate had to pledge
allegiance to the tsar with the resident present
during the ceremony.
1719 The prohibition to take Ukrainian grain
abroad, that following the prohibition (1714)
to export spun yarn, skins, fat, wax, oil ant
other products, damaged export trade of
Ukraine considerably.
1720 The tsar’s decree prohibiting printing
church books in Ukrainian, only copying
Moscow books in Russian was allowed.
1722– 1727 The first Little Russia board was established,
it consisted of 6 staff officers of Russian
regiments located in Ukraine. They were
headed by S. Velyaminov, a president-
brigadier. It became the highest judicial,
control and supervisory body of Hetmanate.
The national administration of Ukraine was
handed from the Board of foreign affairs of
Russia to the Senate.
1722 Hetman I. Skoropadsky’s death.
1722– 1723 Pavlo Polubotko’s hetman rule. After the
death of I. Skoropadsky the tsar forbade the
next elections and appointed P. Polubotko

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