USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)

Iryna Shuvit

First Advisor

Golfo Alexoyolous, Ph.D.

Second Advisor

John Belohlavek, Ph.D.

Third Advisor

Victor Peyyard, Ph.D.

Publisher

University of South Florida St. Petersburg

Document Type

Thesis

Date Available

2012-04-24

Publication Date

2001

Date Issued

2001-08-24

Abstract

Who are those who defended the city gates of Vienna from the Turkish invasion of 1683? Who founded the first democratic state according to Karl Marx? What historical figure in this group honors with his name an airport in Paris? The group was known as the Ukrainian Cossacks - both a controversial and important group in Ukraine and Eastern Europe. And the historical figure is Pylyp Orlyk, the founder of the first Ukrainian Constitution in 1709. Who were the Cossacks? Although their definition ranges from freebooters and Turkish renegades, to unruly brutes and murderers, to Ukrainian freedom fighters, they were definitely a force and left a long-lasting impact over the centuries. The focus of my thesis is on the undeniable power and influence of Ukrainian Cossacks upon the entire region of Eastern Europe and the fate of Turkish invasion of all of the Europe.

Comments

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the University Honors Program, University of South Florida St. Petersburg.

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