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    Default Clarification of the historiographical term "Hetmanshchyna".

    Clarification of the historiographical term "Hetmanshchyna" ,"Hetmanate" and derivatives of these scholarly terms, which is falsely or erroneously used as the name of a faction or state...

    In the hierarchical structure of the historical institution and organs of the state imperial power of Russia in the XVII-XVIII centuries, it looked as follows .

    Hetmanshchyna is the historiographical name for a part of the Cossack lands on the territory of present-day Ukraine, as well as, partially, Russia (Starodubye), Belarus (Loiev and eastern part of Belarusian Polessye) and Moldova (northern part of Transnistria), which in different historical periods were under the authority of the Hetman of the Zaporozhian Host.

    Historiography in the narrow sense of the word is a collection of historical works devoted to a certain topic or historical era (for example, the historiography of the Crusades), or a set of historical works, which have internal unity in ideological, linguistic or national terms (for example, Marxist, English or French historiography).

    This is the historiographical name of a part of the Cossack lands on the territory of modern Ukraine in the 18th century. In 1782, during the administrative reform, the general regulation on the provinces of the Russian Empire of 1781 came into force, as a result of which the hundred-regimental administrative structure was abolished.

    The Malorossiye prikaz or Prikaz Malaya Rossiya is a central state institution. It was created in 1662 in Moscow to govern the territories of the Left Bank of Ukraine (Gluhov, Kiev, Nizhyn, Nemirov, Novhorod-Siversky, Pereyaslav, Pogar, Pochep, Romny, Starodub, Chernihiv, Chigirin).

    It was subordinated to the Ambassador's Office, had its own office and staff. In 1662-1670 it was headed by Boyar P. M. Saltykov, dumny nobleman A. S. Matveev; from February 22, 1671 it was the head of the Ambassador's Prikaz (office).

    MaloRossiye Prikaz (ukaz) controlled internal and foreign political activity of hetmans, controlled intelligence and counterintelligence, material support of the troops, construction of fortresses on the territory of Little Russia, the movement of foreigners and residents of Little Russia, and prisoners. Through the Order of the Little Russia, it provided funding for the Zaporozhian Army and the Orthodox clergy.

    The Ambassador's Prikaz (office) was a central governmental institution (prikaz) in Russia in 1549-1720 which was in charge of relations with foreign countries, the repayment and exchange of prisoners, administered a number of territories in the southeast of the country and certain categories of military men and so on.


    Sofronenko K. A. Malorossiisky prikaz (Small Russian Prikaz) of the Russian state in the second half of the XVII - early XVIII centuries. - М., 1960.
    Chistyakova E. V. Malorossiiskiy prikaz (edict) // SIE. М., 1965. Т. 8.
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    Default Re: Clarification of the historiographical term "Hetmanshchyna".

    I thought Hetman was a Polish term at first, to identify the somewhat brigandish leaders of East Slavic speaking peoples in the region of what is now Ukraine, later subordinated by the Muscovites?
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    Yes, you are right in general. The term "hetman" itself had at least one meaning in several countries - the commander of the army.
    Hetman (German Hauptmann, Czech hejtman, Polish hetman, Ukrainian hetman, Romanian hatman) is the historical title of the commander of the army in the Czech Republic during the time of the Taborites, in the Commonwealth, the Zaporozhian Army and the Moldavian principality.
    But in this presentation of mine, I want to clarify some incorrect understanding of the special historiographic term "Hetmanate" which means the preservation of part of the traditions of local government in the Russian Empire on the territory of Malorussia province . Moreover, the Malorussian Order possessed real power as a special state body. But, despite these facts, we often see the creation of a certain faction-state or "protectorate" under the name Hetmanate, which is an erroneous perception and illiterate use of the historiographic term. The term itself in historical science was used in scientific circles.

    This is the historiographical name of a part of the Cossack lands on the territory of modern Ukraine in the 18th century. In 1782, during the administrative reform, the general regulation on the provinces of the Russian Empire of 1781 came into force, as a result of which the hundred-regimental administrative structure was abolished.
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    Default Re: Clarification of the historiographical term "Hetmanshchyna".

    That's a very interesting description of the institution, thanks.

    You're right there's been a problem representing past political entities: I notice it in the games we play; in that case it can be forgivable in the name of making the game enjoyable (eg in RTW BI, where Graal Knights and Gallowglasses make an anachronistic appearance against all historical evidence). Its more serious when present political entities often try to reshape the past to reinforce present claims. The most egregious examples are present Balkan states, eg Christian, Slav, organised on democratic principles, claiming past monarchies as their cultural property.

    Obviously Ukraine is a hot topic, and I guess much ink has been spilt making extraordinary claims about the Cossacks. The OED says Cossack comes from the Turkish word quzzaq, a Polish mate of mine swore it mean "goat herder" in Polish (lovely woman, but a bit imaginative sometimes), and I had ignorantly imagined it was related to either Khazar or Kazakh. No doubt there's a bunch of other words it could be derived from, and probably some political types prefer one version over the other not for reasons of accuracy. Its very helpful to have some historical facts laid down.
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    Totally agree with you. There is also confusion and erroneous interpretation in the more frequent cases of the demagogic / political definition of some other scientific terms (historiographic), for example, Kievan Rus (the existence of Kiev, Suzdal, Vladimir and other principalities in the early Middle Ages is a historical fact, but a generalizing term for the centralized strengthening of the power of Kiev princes on the territory of Ancient Russia in the form of "Kievan Rus" was not a fact for contemporaries of the historical period and such a name does not exist in historical annals.
    Moreover, the clarification of some historical facts can help in some enlightenment about what is a scientific historiographic concept, and what can be rightfully used for historical realism.
    As a result and conclusion about the management of the hetmans of Malorussia or the chieftains of the The Province (Oblast) of the Don Cossack Host, or in particular the preserved traditions of the power of other peoples of the Russian Empire, we can also clarify, suggest a more accurate name.
    In this given case, the province of Malorossiya/Mala Russia was governed by the Mala Russia order, which in turn controlled the power of the appointed hetmans. Yes, you are very right that in our era there is a dominance of alternative reality, an unscientific approach or political and psychological compensation in the work of historical mods.

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