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Stockholm, National Archives of Sweden, Constitution of Pylyp Orlik
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The relic will be brought to Ukraine for the first time on the occasion of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the country’s independence.
The constitution of Pylyp Orlik, which will be brought to Ukraine for the first time, will be exhibited at the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev from August 16 to November 14. On Friday, May 28, reports Radio Liberty with reference to the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy.
“The constitution of Pylyp Orlik of 1710, a manuscript of Latin on paper from the National Archives of Sweden (Stockholm) and a mace, which according to legend belonged to Philip Orlik and Hetman Ivan Mazepa from the Linkoping City Library (Linkoping, Sweden), will be exhibited in two exhibition windows.” , – the message says.
The ministry noted that it will be possible to view the exhibition with an entrance ticket to Sofia Kievskaya, but given the public interest, the cost of the ticket may be changed.
We will remind, earlier President Vladimir Zelensky announced a three-day celebration of Independence Day Of Ukraine, within the framework of which the Constitution of Pylyp Orlik will be brought to the country. Later in Foreign Ministry spoke about difficult negotiations with Sweden on this occasion.
The Constitution of Pylyp Orlik is a constitutional agreement between the hetman of the Zaporozhye Army Philip Orlik and the foreman and the Cossacks, which determined the rights and obligations of all members of the Army. Imprisoned on April 5, 1710. Should have been ratified by the Swedish king Charles XII, in case of his victory in the Northern War. Written in Latin and Old Ukrainian. Monument to Ukrainian political, philosophical and legal thought. It operated for four years, when Philip Orlik and the Zaporozhye Army fought for the lands of the Hetmanate. The document is saved in the Old Ukrainian language in Moscow and Latin in Sweden.
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