Left-bank Ukraine

The left bank Ukraine (Ukrainian Лівобережна Україна, Russian Левобережная Украина, Polish Ukraina Lewobrzeżna ) is a historical name of the left ( east ) of the Dnieper lying part of the Hetmanate, and the current from the Chernihiv Oblast, Poltava and Sumy as well as the eastern parts of Kiev Oblast Cherkasy Oblast is.

The term first appeared in 1663 in the election for Hetman Ivan Brjuchowezkyjs on to these differ from the Hetman Pavlo Teterja better, the west of the Dnieper dominated the area. Ivan Brjuchowezkyj was the first known left bank of the Hetman of Ukraine on the stand at that time under Russian influence territory. In the east, the region bordering on the not to Hetmanat belonging Sloboda - Ukraine ( Kharkiv Oblast today ).

Until the mid- 17th century, the territory of Poland - Lithuania belonged, since the Treaty of Perejaslav (1654 ) it was - apart from the southernmost part - under the control of Tsarist Russia. This was confirmed in the Treaty of Andrussowo (1667 ) and in the Eternal Peace of 1686 between Poland - Lithuania and Russia Tsardom later. Under Russian rule, the left bank of Ukraine enjoyed a Cossack Hetmanate initially a certain degree of autonomy within Russia (from 1721 Russian Empire ). However, this was her withdrawn gradually in the 18th century, when the Hetmanate was dissolved as an autonomous unit.

References and Notes

• Historical area ( Europe)
• Ukrainian history