Two Unknown Letters of Ivan Sirkо

Abstract

The article presents documents from Polish archives, first of all, the letters of the Kosh ataman Ivan Sirko. They talk about describes the strengthening of Polish-Ukrainian military ties in the face of the enemy onslaught, about the actions of the Zaporizhzhia against the Ottoman Empire. The appendices include, in particular, a letter from Hetman Yurii Khmelnytskyi, which testifies to his good knowledge of the culture of ancient Greece.

Keywords

• hetmanship
• sich
• polish-lithuanian commonwealth
• basket chieftain
• letters
• ivan sirko