'The Khmelnytsky Rebellion (1648-1657) and the Rise of Cossacks'
The Khmelnytsky Rebellion (1648-1657) and the Rise of Cossacks In January 1648, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, registered Cossack officer, Jesuit-educated, veteran of Ottoman captivity, loyal Crown servant for two decades, fled to the Zaporozhian Sich with nothing b