Moscow Ascendant & The Rise of the Cossacks (1492-1830) -The History of Ukraine Part 3

And now we return back to cover the rise of the Cossacks.
Part I: • The Rise of the Kyivan...
Part II: • The Birth of Ukraine (...
Part IV coming as soon as I finish writing it.
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Patreon: patreon.com/HistoryofEverythingKZbin
References:
Gordon, Linda. Cossack rebellions: Social turmoil in the sixteenth century Ukraine. SUNY Press, 1983.
Plokhy, Serhii. The Cossacks and religion in early modern Ukraine. OUP Oxford, 2001.
Plokhy, Serhii. The gates of Europe: A history of Ukraine. Basic Books, 2015.
Putin, Vladimir. "On the historical unity of Russians and Ukrainians." President of Russia 12 (2021).
(This is a stupid source but it is important to read the rambling of Putin).
Sysyn, Frank E. "The Cossack chronicles and the development of modern Ukrainian culture and national identity." Harvard Ukrainian Studies 14, no. 3/4 (1990): 593-607.
Тараненко, М. Г. "Zaporizhian Sich-origin of Ukrainian Cossack state." Вісник Національного технічного університету України Київський політехнічний інститут. Серія: Політологія. Соціологія. Право 3 (2013): 112-122.

[@lornamorgan3575]

This is so good. There is enough info for us history geeks but not overloade that the merely curious get overwhelmed. Each time an episode finishes, its dammit, I was engrossed. Thank you for your hard work.

[@Tdww]

All right boys, let's settle in, take some time to watch this upcoming masterpiece

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[@ILikeAlotofThings-SLS]

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[@theconqueringram5295]

Ah, yes, the glorious Cossacks. I love studying their history!

[@fugurilover]

If someone is interested, the theme playing in the background at the beginning is hej sokoly. Thank you for the video, dear author. As a ukrainian, I am happy to see that someone is shedding light on the ukrainian history to the western world!

[@anthonyhayes1267]

My ears immediately perked up when I recognized it. I found that song around the same time I started reading With Fire and Sword.

[@julianmorrisco]

Loving this series. I’m surprised it’s less popular than usual content. Although I enjoy that as well, I’ve actually been looking forward to the next part of this series and I am quite anticipating part 4.

[@HistoryofEverythingChannel]

I suspect the mega video at the end, compiling all parts, will be more popular

[@ILikeAlotofThings-SLS]

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[@HistoryofEverythingChannel]

I will. Thank you:)

[@ReySchultz121]

Thank you for opening with the 1990 rendition of the anthem. It was glorious.

[@HistoryofEverythingChannel]

It truly is. I wrote an essay on that performance once. It's so pivotal in history

[@hchurch3966]

I want the 7 hour Cossack video

[@lornamorgan3575]

Me too.

[@Grek1574]

+1

[@CommissarMitch]

+1

[@finnmackinaw3283]

I really hope that you appreciate what an important resource you are creating for fighting disinformation. It can feel exceedingly difficult to counter narratives about a lack of a Ukrainian identity, and having a cohesive, thorough, and digestible series like this will make understanding this history much more approachable!

[@thepolishnz]

completely forgot that ukraine was part of russia more recently than america being independent.

[@avnostlga]

...and then it got worse. I know its coming. This series is fascinating to me. I know little about the Cossack's and their history.

[@Aevanne]

As a pole that also tries to inform my, mostly american friends about cossacks, this video is really useful!

[@pivomanslovensko]

You have to talk about makhnovschina in the next videos!

[@HistoryofEverythingChannel]

Part 5

[@kyleshape8645]

I cannot wait until Part 5. Makhnovschina is something I like to learn about and keep in my back pocket, especially when arguing with tankies. It's policies and fall are why I take umbrage with the phrase "Fall of Communism" to describe the Dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, because just like what they say about the Holy Roman Empire. . . and you can't really kill what's already been dead for 70 years.

[@michielwerring5846]

Thanks for making these! It's a little heavier than your usual content so I'll have to give it another listen later. But I appreciate the hell out of it!

[@finncatwillhelm2457]

I had part two playing in one ear running around the Volga map in Metro:Exodus last night. It was fun.

[@HistoryofEverythingChannel]

I love to hear this stuff

[@finncatwillhelm2457]

​​@@HistoryofEverythingChannel I'm doing it again with this part right now.

[@RedDotChiliPepper96]

Great video, mate. ❤

[@stephenlightfoot9627]

Can't see any links for merch. I'd be happy to buy a T-shirt if it looked good. Excellent work so far.

[@HistoryofEverythingChannel]

Huh that's odd, it should link in the description

[@CommissarMitch]

So about King Charles the 12th of Sweden; During the time he helped the Cossaks, he got his butt kicked and fled down to the Ottomans. There he, for lack of a better term; was the worst roommate to the Ottomans. He and his army would just sit around even as the Sultan gave him money to leave. Charles naturally took the money but stayed. The influence of this very badly mannered couch crash can be seen today in the town of Kulu, central Turkie. A lot of people with Swedish/Turkish heritage still lives either here or in Stockholm.

[@mykhailo4472]

History of Ukraine gives Game of Thrones a run for their money ) Waiting for Part 4🙂

[@nukclear2741]

*starts whistling Cossacks were Riding*

[@TallyhoJrIV]

hand this man more subs

[@LukeBunyip]

Papal Cossacks sound interesting....

[@lornamorgan3575]

Hope their outfits are better than the Swiss Guard. They are stranger in real life, but no laughing, thats a big, heavy, sharp, pointy thing they carry

[@eldarshamukhamedov4521]

GIVE US 7 HOURS OF COSSACKS! 😄

[@johnaaron37]

Thank you so much, listening to these is like having a buddy in the room with me.

[@createdforthemoment6740]

I didnt know that the Cossacks were Ukrainian as opposed to just Russia. That alone i hope is worth the effort you've put in. Thats the kind of stuff that when my mates joke about the Cossacks mightily riding down, I can be like, "ya know....."

[@RelaxationMusic1611]

Russia has their own cossacs, but they started as Ukrainian warriors that started new river fortress on Don after cancellation river fortress on Dnipro. But russia took the whole region with thise cossacs and forced them to work against normal people, threatening them for not being russian enough, or they will go to syberia open new swampy cold desert lands. Some of them quit being cossacs, some traitors stayed. And Russia made them another songs, another bandit-like culture with songs about cruelty and hitting enemy asses while Ukrainian cossacs has songs about ukraine, religious themes and laughter at enemy stupidity or cowardness. Nowadays russian cossacs are hitting people who are trying to do protest movements. And Ukraine has just their army )

[@hjhstaff]

Excellent! Looking forward to episode 4!👍

[@ayindestevens6152]

Ooooh lunch break is here and new episode is up!

[@icewm1474]

i was happy to hear "the next 6 episodes"

[@sirderik]

the battle of poltava is something the Russians to this day hold over the Swedish, even tho russian victory in that battle was slimmer than it had any right to be and only achieved because Peter would not remotely under estimate the Swedish ability to cause massive routs and fight stubbornly. after the battle Ivan escorted Karl to Odessa as he oversaw the evacuation to turkey. Ivan and Karl's relationship was always a bit interesting as both originally came into the agreement entirely out of self centered goals that overlined...but at the end showed some level of if not comradery at least honnerfull diligence to each other's cause. if poltava had ended in texmp Peters death and a broken swedish army on the phyric victory (as tbh that's only type of victory that could been achieved when you literally fight until you run out of gunpoweder and than charge) European history would have changed very drastically, yet like many big battles by "non big players" it is barely known of by the general public.

[@Beags_Matthew]

Just woke up. Looks like I’m not getting anything done this morning

[@ethanblackthorn3533]

Thank you for this series!

[@oleksandrlevchuk]

thanks for the awesome video! keep going

[@bluewolf194]

You should try to get onto one of Stakuyi's podcasts.

[@MrPigfarmer23]

Loving this series, thank you

[@mykhailo4472]

Also fun fact about Hetman Sahaydachniy, like another Ukrainian (or Rhutenian) Hetman Ostrozkyy was crucial in war not only against ottomans but also Moscowy. This was before Battle of Khotyn. It`s a shame what commonwealth leaders didn't find balance and include Rhuthenia(Ukraine) as equal part of confederation

[@Waldo_Wedger]

Anyone who has power doesn't like to share it. Ruthenians/Ukrainians wanted the same rights as Polish and Lithuanian nobility. And privileges shared to 3 groups instead of 2 means less benefit for ones who already have it. This case is a bit similar to what happened between British Empire and USA. American colonists wanted equal rights with their european compatriots. Didn't get that - started rebellion.

[@TheRezro]

There was attempt, but it was too little too late. Before its end, Commonwealth was in really bad shape.

[@smukarch]

Thank you very much! See you next time!

[@johnnywishbone831]

More good stuff. History and great story telling. Thoroughly enjoyed. Cheers mate

[@royjones1053]

Well done, obviously well researched, I have done much of my own and it indeed closely aligns,. thank you

[@hermatred572]

Oh neat

[@avaxapon8031]

The most interesting part of the Ukrainian history.

[@Waldo_Wedger]

For better picture it worth comparing cossacs with caribbean pirates. Both formed spontaneously confronting global regional powers, both had unique tactics, that combined the best inherited from neighbors and own inventions, both on the relatively small boats became menace for forces that dominated local seas, both tried at some stage form full scale country (Libertalia concept), both were quite international (while majority of cossacs were local slavs, they accepted many foreigners as well, i.e. I remember story about french released from ottomans who decided to stay and become a cossac). Register cossacs were part of the same concept as privateers (pirates who worked for government under their flag). And Zapirizzian Sich (actually there were ~18 of them in different places, building new one once previous got destroyed) played role similar to Tortuga or Nassau.

[@antlionworkerfan2007]

SLAVA UKRAINI!!! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@andreylyubavin1211]

Soviet one!

[@travissutherland8502]

Incredible series.

[@buddyluv584]

Incredible garbage

[@radosaworman7628]

There is notable disagreement when it comes to weaver use of the word "duma" when it comes to Ukrainian songs is correct pre XV century. Word itself has its originally from old polish and came to Ukraine with first Polish marauders with Russian historians attributing translations of polish Dumas into local dialects as earliest ruthinian dumas. The style of Duma itself goes back in Poland to late medieval period while first Ukrainian/Ruthenian dumas started to appear with polish settlers trying to adapt to their neighbours, outliving their polish counterparts being style functionally extinct in polish around 1700. We had a short revival of the style bard phenomena around 1990s but it didn't catch on outside of intellectual sphere of polish society while among Russians, belorusians and Ukrainians seem to be a thing that is still alive in one form or another. I got this information from modern practitioner propagator and bit of an authority on the topic of polish sang poetry from a period of PLC - Jacek Kowalski. If you seen any short video meme format from 2022 trying to encapsulate general national euphoria that there's a chance to kick moscovite ass- it probably had his song/duma in it.

[@TheRezro]

I can add that word Duma translate as Pride in Polish. So it may refer that.

[@radosaworman7628]

@@TheRezro yes. Dumas exclusively where trying to capture moments of which you can be proud of, but we also know about funeral dumas which weren't exactly enthusiastic.

[@otavio8566]

your audio is very low on this video

[@SuperBurnis]

POWERFUL

[@EinFelsbrocken]

B-but putler said in his completely unbiased and non-propagandic interview that it started because of rurik, and that poland forced germany to start ww2 😱😱😱😱😱

[@TheRezro]

Last Rurik Wiśniowiecki was King of Poland BTW. And Putin being Nazi apologist do not surprise my even slightly: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German%E2%80%93Soviet_military_parade_in_Brest-Litovsk

[@ModernDayMarcoPolo]

1st but good shit :)

[@stekra3159]

This war was inevitbal

[@tylerthompson5859]

I came to these videos as a result of the latest NAFO rounder table. I've binged them since. Can't wait for more of your content

[@HistoryofEverythingChannel]

Thank you :)

[@jorikrouwenhorst7220]

something I find really interesting is how nationalism effected the Irish, Polish and Ukrainians in a very similar way.

[@Syndr1]

Viking's season 6?

[@Irobert1115HD]

so the kossaks where basicaly pirates but on horses?

[@HistoryofEverythingChannel]

No they had boats. Thing nomads at first then more complicated

[@jimadamson8563]

Fantastic series and very important! At 20:55 (and one other time), I think you might have the meaning of "secular" exactly the opposite of what it does mean, mate. ❤

[@poemon8661]

Name Ukraine (from what i learned) comes from „u korony” meaning near/under the crown, crown refering to Polish kingdom

[@poemon8661]

Kingdom of Poland

[@YohanRoth]

Debatable. We can’t know for sure, it most likely it became from the world “krai” as land and “u” as in or at. So Ukraine can be translated as “ At (this) land” - “ this(our) land “

[@TheRezro]

@@poemon8661 Nop. Poles used completely different name.

[@RelaxationMusic1611]

If there was not only Scythians in Civilization games, but also Ukraine, it would get major bonuses to cultural victory, because people from any origin or religion could become Ukrainian by culture and nobody will perceive him as a stranger. Also, Ukrainian history is learned from the perspective of the lowest class. Like what it was done to normal people by intruders. We suffered from slavery raids, that is why we haven't joined feudal rules and could not speak with our European neighbours in terms of ,,bullying those pesants and getting money by selling their goods,,. Also we suffered from wars all our history that is why small countries like moldova exists near Ukraine and it is not touching them only because Ukraine is bigger. But we was always fighting against bullies. Even in the times of ruin and even now. Thank you for helping us in this historical mission. We had a long story of betrayal at this point, because people want to ally the strong side, not the weaker one ) And we want to bring respect to everyone

[@Arturino_Burachelini]

It's not really the princes... It's the dukes, when it comes to leadership in medieval and nobility in early modern Ukraine

[@TheRezro]

Technically those are paralel titles. You can refer to Duke a Prince.

[@Arturino_Burachelini]

@@TheRezro Isn't the prince - the direct descendant of the monarch born by him or his off-springs/predecessors and the duke - assigned title of the highest aristocratic order? I know the English princes have dukeships, but in the Kyivean Rus the Kniaz' was literally the monarch with only god being above him. It's truly bewildering how we got with this denominator...

[@chadmicmac5029]

Awesome video!

[@YohanRoth]

Interesting

[@dmytropoliakov3505]

your pronunciation of Sahaidachny is a bit rough, but it's nothing compares to the work you did! thank you for doing this!

[@antlionworkerfan2007]

Welp time for things to get depressing

[@qhu3878]

sup

[@SalihGoncu]

Well, one of the best, if not the best narration of the Ukrainian history in English. - By the way, "U kraina" is not "the borderland" but "In the land (country/state)" in Ukrainian. The Russian and Ukrainian words "kraina" mean slightly different. In Russian "kraina" is "border, edge" in Ukrainan, "land, state" "U" is equalent to "in/at" in English. Cheers!

[@HistoryofEverythingChannel]

Thank you and while that is the definition today, we are pretty sure that the lithuanians at the time used it to refuted to the inhabitants of the eastern border. At least according to Plokhy

[@TheRezro]

@@HistoryofEverythingChannel Poles used word Kresy, what should be more accurately translated as edge. But term Ukraine itself is far older. So it is really a chicken and egg debate.

[@qasimahmad6748]

Sorry but, I'd rather have you make a long thorough video than summarize the main plot points. Just my opinion.

[@andriy_sushko]

You brutalized the pronunciation of some names, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK!

[@HistoryofEverythingChannel]

I did my best. I can't promise it will get better :)

[@whyukraine]

shared this on my channel

[@flameendcyborgguy883]

And this my lads is why Poles fucked up. Sorry for that Ukarine, even if that means nothing

[@TheRezro]

Those were complicated times. And Commonwealth imploded for many reasons.

[@Syndr1]

What, Putin turned down the invite?

[@HistoryofEverythingChannel]

I wasn't in need of an arm rest

[@thomaslayton2110]

Just here to find out what my russian friends are all so upset about.

[@user-xp5to1gz1o]

Stop lying.

[@baneofbanes]

Where’s the lie?

[@user-xp5to1gz1o]

@@baneofbanes The video is completely false. The history of the so-called ukraine began in 1918.

[@baneofbanes]

@@user-xp5to1gz1o nope

[@POCKET-SAND]

@@user-xp5to1gz1o History of Ukraine began in the 9th century. "Russian" history began in the 13th century.

[@user-xp5to1gz1o]

​@@POCKET-SAND Do not lie. Russian history began in the 9th century. And the history of the so-called ukraine began at the beginning of the 20th century.

[@toddvogel8887]

Reminder that Russia isn't even really it's own nation or culture, it's really just Little Mongolia.

[@TheRezro]

The funny part is that it is actually true.

[@seppo532]

The more I learn about Russia the more shocked I am that Russia exists. It just doesn’t seem plausible.

[@TheRezro]

@@seppo532 It exist only thanks to absurd quantities of cruelty and exploitation.

[@RelaxationMusic1611]

Bible description of hell was taken from early russian tribes who practiced cannibalism and all the 7 sins with no shame ) and mongols was for them a big civilizational jump ahead

[@TheRezro]

@@RelaxationMusic1611 Bible do not actually mention hell. But if you mean common perception...

[@anikol8019]

love the subtle гей соколі

[@jackbrunton9833]

104 views in 34 minutes, bro fell off

[@HistoryofEverythingChannel]

Its over 1k actually. Takes a bit to refresh on your end

[@jackbrunton9833]

Yeah I know. I’m doing a bit here, someone will see a recent video or livestream (like as in it started a few minutes beforehand), and if there’s no one there or little views, say “(X number of views) in [Minutes] bro fell off” or things to that effect

[@ilarilapikisto3250]

Ah, yes, Ukraine: the only nation allowed to be nationalist and defend its land

[@p.strobus7569]

The Russian invaders are… invading not defending.

[@TheRezro]

Except like all of them? Though it may be concept alien to Russia.

[@dmytropoliakov3505]

Greetings from Ukraine)

[@user-pt1ny2mh8n]

Well done! Thanks from sergeant Shaman, 116 OMBr, fighting Moscovites. You made a good deal undestending very complicated history of Eastern Europe