The Crimean War and the Suppression of the "Kyiv Cossack Movement" (1853–1856)
A grueling geopolitical war of the empire, accompanied by the mass mobilization of the Ukrainian peasantry. Nicholas I's manifesto on the state militia and the decrees on its levy of 29 January 1855 (Nos. 28.991–28.993) gave rise to hopes of freedom - even though the Kyiv governorate was not on the list of governorates called up at all[1]: "the movement for re-Cossackization in March–April engulfed over 500 villages and towns in 8 of the 12 districts of the Kyiv governorate… To suppress the 'Cossack movement' the government threw in regular troops and police"[2].
Actors
| ID | Name | Procedures |
|---|---|---|
| G0009 | Russian Empire | 2 |
Instruments Applied
| ID | Name | Procedures |
|---|---|---|
| S0010 | Regular Army | 2 |
Procedures Carried Out
The mass enrollment of peasants into the militia: "The trigger was the publication, during the Crimean War of 1853–1856, of Emperor Nicholas I's manifesto providing for the creation of a mobile state militia"[2] - the manifesto and levy decrees of 29 January 1855 (Nos. 28.991–28.993); the Kyiv governorate was not on the list of governorates called up, and the peasants took the empire-wide summons as addressed to themselves[1].
The armed suppression of the peasants' anti-serfdom movement (the "Kyiv Cossack movement"): "To suppress the 'Cossack movement' the government threw in regular troops and police. Bloody clashes occurred in several villages and towns"[2].