Task for individual work

1. Prove (give facts) that Galicia-Volhynia state was the historical continuation of the Kievan Rus epoch.

2. Define the principal stages of Danylo’s diplomatic activities.

3. Substantiate the conclusion about the West position towards Ukrainian-Russian lands.

Compulsory literature

1. Orest Subtelny of Ukraine. – New York 1990 p. 55-6

2. Mykhaylo Hrushevsky History of Ukraine-essay p. 5-8

www.infoukes.com

www.ozemail.com

www.uahistory.cjb.net

www.brama.com

Seminar 3. The struggle for independence of the Ukrainian nation headed by b. Khmelnitsky

1. The reasons for the Cossacks to emerge.

2. The origin of the word ‘Cossack’. The bulk of Cossacks.

3. Early organization.

a) What were the Cossacks engaged in?

b) The significance of the Cossacks for the Polish royal officials.

c) D. Vyshnevetsky as a founder of the Zaporozhian Sich.

d) The Zaporozhian Sich. Its authority system.

e) The town and registered Cossacks.

4. The Early insurrections.

5. The reasons for the five major Cossacks/peasants revolts to be unsuccessful.

6. The activity of the Cossacks. The Cossacks as a source of experienced fighters.

7. Hetman Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny.

8. The role of the Ukrainian Cossacks in the history of Ukraine.

9. Bogdan Khmelnitsky. His life and his joining the Cossacks’ ranks.

10. The foreign relations.

11. The Pereiaslav Agreement (1654).

12. The attitude of the Moscovites and their authorities towards the Ukrainians.

13. Khmelnitsky’s impact on the course of Ukrainian history.

Vocabulary

emergence	[ɪ’mə:dʒəns]	поява
to evolve	[ɪ’vɒlv]	розвиватися
serfdom	[‘sə:fdəm]	кріпатство
bulk	[bʌlk]	більша частина
burghers	[‘bə:gəz]	жителі міста
subordinate	[sə’bɔ:dɪnət]	підпорядкований, підлеглий
the rank and file	[‘ræŋk]	рядовий
fugitive serfs	['fju:dʒɪtɪv]	кріпаки-утікачі
raid	[reid]	нашестя, навала
clergy	[‘klə:dʒɪ]	духовенство
revolt	[ri’vəult]	повстання
rebel	[‘rebl]	повстанець
rebellion	[ri’beljən]	повстання, бунт

Task for individual work

1. Creation of Cossackdom and its historical significance in the development of Ukraine.

2. Define the peculiarities of administration in Zhaporozhian Sich.

3. Cossack-peasant rebellions in 16c.

Compulsory literature

1. Orest Subtelny of Ukraine. – New York 1990 p. 55-6

2. Mykhaylo Hrushevsky History of Ukraine-essay p. 5-8

3. www.infoukes.com

4. www.ozemail.com

5. www.uahistory.cjb.net

6. www.brama.com

Seminar 4. Ukrainian hetman in the second half of the 17-18th cc.

1. Cossack government.

2. The activities of Ivan Mazepa.

1. Mazepa’s background;

2. Mazepa’s policy;

3. Mazepa’s relations with Moscow;

4. The Great Northern War;

5. The reasons for the Ukrainians’ joining Charles XII;

6. The Baturin Massacre;

7. The Zaporozhians’ support of Mazepa and its price;

8. The Battle of Poltava;

3. Pylyp Orlyk and his “Constitution”.

4. The policy of the Russian reign towards the Hetmanate in 30-50^th of the XVIII c.

5. The decline of Ukrainian Autonomy.

6. The liquidation of the Hetmanate.

7. The historical significance of the Hetmanate.