The Cossacks and Religion in Early Modern Ukraine
Serhii Plokhy — The Cossacks and Religion in Early Modern Ukraine (2001)Serhii Plokhy · 2001 · BookEstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0366 · as of 2026-10-27 · about: Zaporozhian Sich (Cossack host) · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“The Zaporozhian Host was governed by a general assembly (rada) that elected and could depose its senior officers, including the kish otaman, while Cossacks lived in kurins that elected their own otamans.”
Evidence that supports
5Colonel of the Zaporozhian Host: The Right to Free Elections in Light of Cossack Traditions, Prescribed Regulations, and Political Realities
Viktor Horobets — Colonel of the Zaporozhian Host: The Right to Free Elections in Light of Cossack Traditions, Prescribed Regulations, and Political Realities (2023)Viktor Horobets · 2023 · ArticleSich Council
Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine — Sich Council (1993)Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine · 1993 · Web page · entry textKish otaman
Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine — Kish otaman (1989)Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine · 1989 · Web page · entry text (one-year term, could be dismissed)Zaporizhia, The
Borys Krupnytsky,Arkadii Zhukovsky — Zaporizhia, The (1993)Borys Krupnytsky; Arkadii Zhukovsky · 1993 · Web page · paragraph on the sociopolitical order (38 kurins, elected otamans)Evidence that contradicts
0No counter-evidence recorded.
Context
A Description of Ukraine (translated and edited by Andrew B. Pernal and Dennis F. Essar)
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