The pecularities of the Ukrainian cossacks and church institutions cooperation in the context of Ukrainian nation foundation in the XVI–XVII

Abstract

The article is devoted to the research of different aspects of the Ukrainian cossacks and
church institutions co-operation in the social transformations in XVI=XVII. The cossacks
and church are considered as the leading forces of national life, that contributed to the Ukrainian state formation.
Key words: Ukrainian cossacks, church, orthodoxy, Uniya, National liberation war, Ukrainian state.