Samiilo Velychko
Samiilo Velychko | |
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Memorial sign in honor of Samiilo Velychko, village Zhukyː ″Lifelong memory and honor to famous countryman, patriot, the greatest chronicler of the heroic days of the Cossacks Samiylo Velychko″ | |
| Born | 11 February 1670 |
| Died | after 1728 |
| Occupation | chronicler |
| Nationality | Ruthenian (Ukrainian) |
| Alma mater | Kyiv Mohyla Academy |
| Literary movement | Ukrainian Baroque |
| Years active | 1715-1728 |
| Notable works | "Chronicle of Samiilo Velychko" (Story of the Cossack War against Poles...) |
Samiilo Vasyliovych Velychko (Old Ukrainian: Самоил Велічко, Ukrainian: Самі́йло Васи́льович Вели́чко; 11 February 1670 – after 1728) was a Cossack nobleman and chronicler who wrote the, Samiilo Velychko Chronicle, the first systematic presentation of the history of the Cossack Hetmanate.