The Black Council. Chronicle of 1663

The first historical chronicle novel, telling about the split of Ukraine into two parts after the Black Council in Nizhyn in 1663. The country was actually divided into Left-Bank and Right-Bank, which provoked a fierce struggle for the hetman's mace after the death of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi.

Panteleimon Kulish is a writer, historian, folklorist, ethnographer, translator and Ukrainian classicist, who was born in the town of Voronezh (now Sumy region). He taught literature in gymnasiums and higher educational institutions. He is the author of "kulishivka" - Ukrainian spelling, which formed the basis of our modern one. He published "Grammar" - the first textbook for folk schools in the Ukrainian language. He wrote for magazines and almanacs, co-founder of the magazine "Osnova". He actively developed the Ukrainian language and culture, founded a printing house where Ukrainian classics and classics were published.