The Truce of Andrusovo (Polish: Rozejm w Andruszowie, Russian: Андрусовское перемирие, Ukrainian: Андрусівське перемир'я, Andrusivs’ke Peremyr”ya, also sometimes known as Treaty of Andrusovo) was a thirteen and a half year truce, signed in 1667 between Muscovy and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, which were at war since 1654 over the territories of modern-day Ukraine and Belarus.
It was signed on January 30 by Afanasy Ordin-Nashchokin (Muscovy) and Jerzy Chlebowicz (Commonwealth) in a village of Andrusovo not far from Smolensk. Under its terms, right-bank Ukraine (Pravoberezhna Ukrayina) and Belarus remained under Commonwealth's control, while the Smolensk and Chernigov Voivodeships were ceded to Muscovy. Moreover, Commonwealth acknowledged Muscovite control over the Left-bank Ukraine (Livoberezhna Ukrayina). The latter was supposed to be returned after twenty years, but Muscovy managed to retain it by signing the Eternal Peace Treaty with Commonwealth in 1686. The region of Zaporozhian Sich was declared to remain under a joint condominium. The treaty also obliged both sides to common defence against the Ottoman Empire.
In Russia, the Treaty of Andrusovo is generally praised as an important step towards unification of three East-Slavic nations, Ukrainians, Belarusians and Russians, within one state, the future Russian Empire (since 1721). In Ukraine, the treaty is often viewed as leading to the partition of the Ukrainian Hetmanate state between its more powerful neighboring states.1 From the Polish point of view the treaty is considered a significant mistake that tipped the balance of power in the region and replaced Poland as the dominant state by the emerging Russian Empire.2
References
- ^ The Cossack Palestine. Vadym Ryzhkov. The Day #33, 28 October 2008
- ^ Europe. A History. Norman Davies. London: Pimlico 1996, p. 556, 558
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