The Reshetylivka Articles (1709)
The first systematic campaign to dismantle treaty-based agency: instead of an equal interstate treaty – the tsar's "decisive" resolutions upon the hetman's petitionary articles. "The joint document, drawn up as a decree, was signed by state chancellor Count G. Golovkin"[1] - the signature "State Chancellor, Count Golovkin. Given at Kyiv, 31 July 1709" stands under the published act itself[2]. The articles "fully preserved the previously established control of the tsarist regime over local financing, the functioning of the administrative apparatus, the Cossack army, and foreign policy"[1].
Actors
| ID | Name | Procedures |
|---|---|---|
| G0008 | Tsardom of Muscovy | 4 |
Instruments Applied
| ID | Name | Procedures |
|---|---|---|
| S0008 | Government | 3 |
| S0012 | Occupation and Controlled Administrations | 1 |
Procedures Carried Out
Entrenchment of tsarist control over the autonomy's foreign policy: the articles "fully preserved the previously established control of the tsarist regime over… foreign policy"[1].
Preservation of tsarist representatives' oversight of the hetmanate's administrative apparatus: the articles "fully preserved the previously established control of the tsarist regime over local financing and the functioning of the administrative apparatus"[1]. The institution of the tsar's resident was established alongside the hetman: "The first tsar's resident was stolnik A. Izmailov, who in his work was guided by official and secret tsarist articles"; the residents "were given the right to control the election and official appointments of representatives of the starshyna"[1].
Preservation of the center's control over the region's finances: the articles "fully preserved the previously established control of the tsarist regime over local financing"[1].