The Governing Council of the Hetman Government and the Lubny Treaty (1734–1750)
A long period of direct rule over the Left Bank without the election of a hetman. "The GOVERNANCE OF THE HETMAN'S GOVERNMENT was an organ of power created by the government of Russian empress Anna in 1734 after the death of hetman D. Apostol to govern Left-Bank Ukraine (the Hetmanate) and to prevent new hetman elections"; "in essence its head was the tsar's resident"[1]. At the same time the empire brought Zaporizhzhia back under control: "Anna amnestied the Zaporozhians and allowed them to return to the old Sich grounds (1734) and found the New Sich"[2] – on the eve of war with Turkey the Cossacks were being brought back as a military resource of the crown.
Actors
| ID | Name | Procedures |
|---|---|---|
| G0009 | Russian Empire | 3 |
Instruments Applied
| ID | Name | Procedures |
|---|---|---|
| S0009 | Diplomacy | 1 |
| S0008 | Government | 1 |
| S0012 | Occupation and Controlled Administrations | 1 |
Procedures Carried Out
Blocking the election of a new leader and creating a hybrid administration for direct control: "The Governance included the tsar's resident in Ukraine, Prince O. Shakhovskoy, with 2 Russian officials… as well as general quartermaster Ya. Lyzohub with 2 Ukrainian officers"[1] – a formally equal collegium actually headed by the tsar's resident.
The return of the Zaporozhian Sich under the empire's authority on the crown's terms: "For tactical reasons, in the course of preparations for the next Turkish war, Anna amnestied the Zaporozhians and allowed them to return to the old Sich grounds (1734) and found the New Sich"[2] – the amnesty formalized the Cossacks' passage under Russian authority with an obligation of military service.
Targeted demographic assimilation under Anna's secret decree of January 31, 1734 to governor Shakhovskoy: "that you with your skill, secretly and quietly, take special pains to divert the Little Russians from kinship… and to encourage them and skillfully bring them into kinship with… the Great Russian people"[3].