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Petro Kraliuk (born 1958) - Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, Chairman of the Academic Council of the National University "Ostroh Academy". He is the author of numerous works on the history of Ukrainian culture, including its philosophical thought. He created his own concept of the history of Ukrainian philosophy, which differs from the generally accepted one. He is also known for his historical journalism on the pages of The Day, the Mirror of the Week and the website of Radio Liberty. He is the author of a number of novels and short stories ("Six Days", "Knight and Death", "Diopter", "Discovery of Paradise"). "Cossack Mythology of Ukraine: Creators and Epigones", "Bohdan Khmelnytsky: Legend and Man", where he gives a somewhat unusual view of the role of elite and Cossacks in the history of Ukraine, as well as "Yaroslav the Wise", "One and a half thousand years together". The common history of Ukrainians and Turkic peoples. ”

Peter Kralyuk's new book tells about the events that preceded the Nizhyn Black Council in 1663, as well as its consequences. Particular attention is paid to the activities of such hetmans and Cossack leaders as Ivan Vyhovsky, Yuri Khmelnytsky, Yakym Somko and Ivan Bryukhovetsky. The author tries to show what role this event played in the context of the Cossack revolution of the mid-seventeenth century. The publication also examines how the Nizhyn Black Council was reflected in the Cossack chronicle and P. Kulish's novel The Black Council.