Suppression of the Haidamak Uprising of Ustym Karmaliuk (until 1835)

A years-long punitive campaign of the Russian Empire against the uprising of rightless Ukrainian peasants led by Karmaliuk. He himself "was captured more than once, four times sentenced to Siberian hard labor, from which he escaped, covering thousands of versts on foot," and was "killed by a shot from ambush"[1].

ID: C0058
Start:  January 1813
End:  December 1835
Contributors: decolonial.ist project
Version: 1.1
Created: 25 April 2026
Last Modified: 31 July 2026

Actors

ID Name Procedures
G0009 Russian Empire 1

Instruments Applied

ID Name Procedures
S0010 Regular Army 1

Procedures Carried Out


January 1813
T0021 Neutralization of the Opposition
C0058 Suppression of the Haidamak Uprising of Ustym Karmaliuk (until 1835)
G0009 Russian Empire
S0010 Regular Army

A years-long campaign of force against the peasant movement in Podillia: "In 1833–39 a special investigation into the case of Karmaliuk and his associates operated – the 'Haluzyntsi commission'… During its activity, about 20 thousand people passed through it as accused or suspected of ties with Karmaliuk"[1].

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