- Hryhoriy Chorny
Hryhoriy Savych Chorny ( _uk. Григорій (Грицько) Савич Чорний, _pl. Hryćka Czarny), d. 1630, was a Hetman of the
Dnieper Cossacks from 1628 to 1630 who represented theregistered Cossacks while the larger bulk of unregistered ones electedTaras Fedorovych "(Triasylo)" as their popular leader.In 1628 Chorny along with
Mykhailo Doroshenko took part in theCrimea n campaign against theCrimean Tatars . Following Doroshenko's death both Fedorovych and Chorny laid their claim to Hetmanship while only the latter's claim was recognized by thePolish Crown despite Fedorovych's unquestionably larger popular support.As a Hetman, Chorny conducted pro-Polish policies, particularly aimed at suppression and control of the rank and file of the unregistered Cossacks.
During the popular
Fedorovych Uprising of unregistered Cossacks and peasants Chorny was captured by the rebels and had to stand trial before a Cossack military tribunal. He was found guilty and sentenced to death for the support of the Polish policies and theUnion of Brest , a subtle attempt of Catholicization of unwilling traditionally Orthodox Ukrainians. Chorny was beheaded inBorovytsi , currently a village inChyhyrynskyi Raion (district) ofCherkasy Oblast (province).References
*Ihor Pidkova (editor), Roman Shust (editor), " [http://history.franko.lviv.ua/dovidnyk.htm Dovidnyk z istorii Ukrainy] ", 3 Volumes, " [http://history.franko.lviv.ua/IIIch.htm (t. 3)] , Kiev, 1993-1999, ISBN 5-7707-5190-8 (t. 1), ISBN 5-7707-8552-7 (t. 2), ISBN 966-504-237-8 (t. 3). Article: [http://history.franko.lviv.ua/IIIf.htm Hryhoriy Chorny]
*Kubiyovych, Volodymyr, Kuzelia, Zenon. "Енциклопедія українознавства (Encyclopedia of Ukrainian studies)", 3 volumes (1994). Article: "Hryhoriy Chorny". Kiev. ISBN 5-7702-0554-7
*Mykhailo Hrushevsky , edited by O. J. Frederiksen. "A History of Ukraine". New Haven:Yale University Press : 1941.
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