in the campaign “The Governing Council of the Hetman Government and the Lubny Treaty (1734–1750)”
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.