The Winding Path of the Chariot of the Cossack Mars
Book Review: Sokyrko O. Kozats'kyj Mars: Derzhava ta vijs'ko Kozats'koho Het'manatu v dobu Militarnoi revoliutsii, 1648–1764. Kyiv: Tempora, 2023. 912 s.
Abstract
The author reviews the large comprehensive monograph by O. Sokyrko «Cossack Mars. The State and Army of the Cossack Hetmanate during the Military Revolution, 1648–1764». The significance of that work in the contemporary Ukrainian historiography is determined, its innovative character, as based on the military revolution concept by M. Roberts together with his followers and critics, is emphasized, the merits and controversies are noted, and the theoretical and practical benefits for the domestic reader are highlighted.
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Sokyrko O. Kozats'kyj Mars: Derzhava ta vijs'ko Kozats'koho Het'manatu v dobu Militarnoi revoliutsii, 1648–1764. Kyiv: Tempora, 2023. 912 s. (In Ukrainian)
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