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Liquidation of the Institution of the Hetmancy and the Second Little Russian Collegium (1764)

The final abolition of political autonomy. Catherine II forced Hetman K. Rozumovsky to renounce his office and created an occupation administration (the Second Little Russian Collegium) headed by P. Rumyantsev for the complete unification of the region[1][2].

ID: C0030
Start:  November 1764
End:  December 1764
Version: 1.0
Created: 24 April 2026
Last Modified: 24 April 2026

Actors

ID Name Description
G0009 Russian Empire

The final destruction of the office of the autonomy's leader. "On November 10, 1764, Catherine II abolished the hetman's rule"[1].
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Techniques Used

ID Name Use
T0115 Cultural Assimilation

A secret instruction from the monarch on the complete cultural digestion of the local population: "so that they become Russified and stop looking to the forest like wolves"[1].
T0008 Deprivation of Agency

The final destruction of the office of the autonomy's leader. "On November 10, 1764, Catherine II abolished the hetman's rule"[1].
T0036 Installation of a New System of Governance

Establishment of a direct imperial body (the Second Little Russian Collegium headed by P. Rumyantsev), which "was to finally liquidate the autonomy of Ukraine"[2].

Instruments

ID Name Description
S0008 Government

The final destruction of the office of the autonomy's leader. "On November 10, 1764, Catherine II abolished the hetman's rule"[1].

References

  1. Вікіпедія. (2026). Ліквідація автономії Гетьманщини — Вікіпедія.
  1. Вікіпедія. (2026). Друга Малоросійська колегія — Вікіпедія.