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The study of the legendary Zaporozhian Sich Cossack Ataman Ivan Sirko (1605(?)-1680), an outstanding fighter against foreign invaders, whose fame spread far beyond Ukraine, was silenced, falsified, and banned in both tsarist and chieftaincy times. In this publication, the author, relying on a wide range of sources found over 30 years in the archives of Ukraine, Russia, Poland, and Germany, as well as on scientific works and articles by other historians, tries to fill the gap in Ukrainian historiography by describing the life and work of Ivan Sirko as fully as possible.

The book is intended for scholars, politicians, teachers and students, as well as anyone interested in the history of Ukraine.