Haidamaka Uprisings Quiz

The Haidamaka uprisings were popular rebellions against the social, national, and religious oppression of the Polish regime in Right-Bank Ukraine.

The term haidamak was of Turkic origin and meant “vagrant” or “robber”. Zaporizhian Cossacks played leading roles as organizers of the rebel bands.

The haidamakas’ call for a free land, for the abolition of serfdom, and for the free exercise of the Orthodox faith found sympathy among the peasantry and many Orthodox monks.

<p>The haidamakas captured several towns, including Vinnytsia, Brody, and Zbarazh, and penetrated as far as Kamianets-Podilskyi and L’viv. The uprising was crushed by the intervention of Russian troops.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The failure of the revolt can be attributed to the lack of со-ordination among the various haidamaka detachments, of a general plan of action, and of a common leader.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The largest and bloodiest haidamaka uprising, known as the Koliyivshchyna, broke out in 1768 in the Kyiv and Bratslav regions and spread to Podilia, Volhynia, and even Subcarpathia. The main leaders of the uprising were the Zaporizhian Cossack M. Zalizniak and the captain of the Uman Cossack militia, I. Gonta.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Many towns were captured by the rebels, and their Polish and Jewish inhabitants were slaughtered. By early June, over 2000 haidamakas surrounded Uman, a well-fortified town in which thousands of nobles, Catholic and Greek Catholic priests had sought refuge. The Poles managed to crush the uprising only with the help of Russian troops.</p> Signup and view all the answers