Polubotok Paul L.

After the betrayal of Mazepa Polubotok was one of two candidates for the hetman's mace, but Peter the Great chose the weak Skoropadsky, but about Polubotok put it this way: "This is very cunning, he can equalize Mazeppa". Bestowed diplomas for Polubotok was approved by more than 2000 yards, and he became one of the richest man in the Ukraine, lived well and even kept in his "yard" like Hetman. The death of his Skoropadsky, . "general to general doyen", . was instructed to continue to elect a new Hetman be in charge of the affairs of Little Russia, but at the same time was established "malorossiyskaya board", . to weaken the importance of local government and to protect ordinary people from the elders,
. Velyaminov, who headed the panel, once said Polubotok with his comrades: "I do Sogn that other crack. For your davniny told to change, and deal with you in new ways ". Polubotok decided to fight in every way, on legal grounds, with Velyaminov and its innovations. Initially, it seemed inclined to side with the success Polubotok autonomist and Little Russia, the Senate, which they complained about Sonya, canceled many of its orders; side Polubotok holding of personal greed Menshikov. Velyaminov complained of disobedience Polubotok king. The result of the complaints have been ordinances in 1723 that provided an even more significant power malorossiyskoy board, it is to acquire all of the old hetman power; to Uryadov colonel was ordered to appoint not malorossiyan, and Great -. Polubotok and his two principal assistants (Savic and Chernish) were summoned to explain to Petersburg. Meanwhile Polubotok "pestering" the king of deputations and petitions on the choice of the Hetman and the destruction of College. Peter is a highly irritated, and he sent to the Ukraine Rumyantsev produce a result of petitions have been put Polubotok on behalf of the people, and Polubotok with fellow told to put in the Peter and Paul Fortress. Property was described Polubotok. Polubotok died in the castle in December 1724, Mr.. Personality Polubotok, obviously - because of his sad fate - was subsequently surrounded by a halo of martyrdom and idealized. The unknown author of "Stories Russo put him in the mouth of a bold diatribe, which he supposedly said to Peter the Great. The portrait Polubotok in the 1 st edition of the History of Little Russia "Bantysh-Kamensky is an excerpt of this apocryphal speech:" Vstupayuchis for the Fatherland, . I'm not afraid of fetters, . no prison, . and for me better naygorshoyu death umerti, . jak пЄп?п?п?я?п?я?я? on Powszechny death of my countrymen ",
. See. monograph Lazarev ( "Russian Archive", 1880, I) and Kostomarov (historical monograph, Volume XIV). D. Bag-it.