The Career of Dmytrashko Raicha in the Context of the Tensions between the Colonels and the Hetman’s Authority in the Zaporizhian Army in the 1660s–1680s

The activities of Dmytrashko Raicha as a colonel of the Pereyaslav Regiment and a prominent military officer in the Zaporizhian Host were examined. His marriage to the widow of V.N. Zolotarenko was noted to enable him to establish connections among the senior officers, which, in turn, allowed him to secure the position of a registered colonel.  Precisely these connections were shown to enable D. Raicha to regain the Pereyaslav colonelcy just a few months after his removal by Hetman D.I. Mnohogreshny in 1671. Moreover, the same connections allowed the Pereyaslav colonel to participate in the struggle for the hetman’s office in the spring of 1672, albeit unsuccessfully. Moreover, the same resource enabled the Pereiaslav colonel to participate in the struggle for the hetmancy in the spring of 1672, although without successMoreover, the same source enabled the Pereiaslav regimental colonel to participate in the struggle for the hetman’s office in the spring of 1672, albeit unsuccessfully. Contrary to the prevailing view in historiography, according to which D. Raicha was involved in conspiracies against Hetman I. Samoilovych in 1676 and 1682, the study concludes that he was not guilty. The judicial proceedings of 1676–1677 and 1682–1683, which resulted from the hetman’s attempts to eliminate his political opponents, have been analyzed. It is shown that in both cases D. Raicha was spared the death penalty due to the support of the starshyna, and that his connections within the officer elite enabled him to take revenge on I. Samoilovych for earlier persecutions by participating in the 1687 conspiracy against the hetman, which ultimately led to his removal from power. It is also noted that participation in the conspiracy allowed D. Raicha to regain the position of Pereiaslav regimental colonel; however, during his subsequent confrontation with Hetman I.S. Mazepa, he soon lost his office. The examination of the biography of this long-serving Pereiaslav colonel helps to clarify the nature of relations between colonels and hetmans in the Cossack Hetmanate in the 1660s–1680s: despite a general trend toward strengthening hetman authority, the colonels retained a significant degree of political autonomy.

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