The Black Council — Panteleimon Kulish
The Black Council (1857) is the first Ukrainian historical novel. Panteleimon Kulish describes the events of 1663 — the struggle for the hetman's mace after the death of Bohdan Khmelnytsky.
The Black Council is about the "black council" in Nizhyn, where the fate of the Hetmanate was decided. Kulish shows the conflict between the Cossack elite and the rank-and-file, between idealism and self-interest.
The novel became the foundation of Ukrainian historical fiction. Kulish created an epic canvas of the era, full of vivid characters and historical detail.
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