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Nathan   
27 Dec 2009
History / What if scenario´s for WW2 and Poland [112]

Oh cummon guys....I got tired about these eternal discussions like to whom belongs the land, who build what, whose oppression was nicer and so on.

It keeps us alive, BB, don't you understand?

How about we call it a day?

Only if you insist. I think the armies are exhausted and a night horn's sound is like a soothing lulliby.
(#Nathan sees his enemy waving white flag and Sokrates is sent as a messenger to deliver the enemy's banner. Nathan calmly smiles at Sokrates and they together go for a nice round of beer. The defeat is accepted ;)
Nathan   
27 Dec 2009
News / Does Poland count in Europe or is it ignored? [427]

I don`t support hunting, I think hunters are murderous butchers, sickly fascinated with firearms.

They should go out and shoot each other for the benefit of nature and our society instead of murdering rare species of animals.
Nathan   
27 Dec 2009
History / What if scenario´s for WW2 and Poland [112]

Later, Ahmed pasha wrote to hetman Żółkiewski asking for cooperation. Żółkiewski answered that he already does a lot to curb Cossacks

Yeh, you fought Turks ;) - you sucked their d*cks!!!

As for Turks, the only time Cossacks "kicked" them was when they were auxillary troops in the Polish army:)

Iskender Pasha routed the Polish-Commonwealth army at the Battle of Ţuţora (Cecora on the Pruth) and sent Tatar raiders into southern Poland to gain vengeance for the years of Cossack depradations.[1] The campaign was suspended for the winter but, in 1621, both sides resumed hostilities.

Your army was kicked ass big time in Cecora, but a year later at Khotyn:

The Polish-Ukrainian-Lithuanian army numbered 30,000 (18,000 cavalry, 12,000 infantry) and further 25,000-30,000 Ukrainian Cossack army, led by ataman Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny (mostly infantry). The Commonwealth army had about 50 guns.

This is called "auxilliary"? :) This is called Ukrainians were major military force at Khotyn, where casualties of Turks were huge compared to the allied army.

entire elite

A minute ago you were claiming 2/3rds ;) What else will you suck up from the thumb?

As for schools we built them allright, Lwow is one example:)

What schools?
Nathan   
27 Dec 2009
History / What if scenario´s for WW2 and Poland [112]

defended your people from Tartar raids

The raids that you were afraid of in the 1600s and tried to subdue Cossacks who were liberating their co-patriots from the enslavement and defending their lands by kicking Turkish asses in the Black sea?

if we were such evil bandits why did you elites support us so?

Cheap sell-outs received what they wanted too. I don't see what schools you mean and what literacy. Maybe, in Warsaw or Krakiw.
Nathan   
27 Dec 2009
History / What if scenario´s for WW2 and Poland [112]

Since we brought civilization
and culture to those lands.

Policy of religious, cultural and lingual destruction of another nation can be hardly called "civiliation and culture". Same thing the Spaniards said when they destroyed the culture of Maya and Aztec.

I was thinking about the most suitable and eloquent response to that,
but all I could think of was: F*uck You! ;)

It couldn't be more eloquent ;) Greatly appreciated :)This response gave me more satisfaction than I would get from a page-long explanations :)
Nathan   
27 Dec 2009
History / What if scenario´s for WW2 and Poland [112]

...and those "German" lands were the very same that Prussia stole from Poland in the barbaric, bandit act of partitions.

It wasn't as barbaric as Poland's disgraceful and heart-wrenching invasion of Ruthenian territories and burning my beloved city L'viv in 1340 and 1349. You may call Kazimierz lll a bandit as he definately was. But some still dare audaciously to call these territories "lost Polish" lands. RP became too fat in grabbing foreign lands such that a light unloading was essential for the country's well-being. Partitions should be called "Friendly Release" or "Assisted Relaxations" ;)
Nathan   
27 Dec 2009
History / What if scenario´s for WW2 and Poland [112]

Hitler had an intellect and a vision....

He had an intellectual ability since he had brain, this no one can doubt I hope, but what kind of vision (I don't think you mean he had eyes and could see trees around) worth to be called a "vision" Hitler had. He had an enormous charisma and fantastic public speaking skills, he was a great politician - absolutely. But I see no vision in full sane meaning of this word.

The plan was not found and we don't know what was in the plan. The plan had to be there, anyhow. I don't believe Nazi made all these moves and invasions without thinking where it will all end. If the Soviets had 5-year plans to be accomplished in 3 years ;), I am not gonna believe Germans (people who invented "Ordnung" :) didn't have one too.

Please, this is too much for 99% of mortal men.

You never know, because 1% of mortal men who are bastards are usually ahead of others in corruption and 99% will never be tested for integrity in politics. Politics doesn't cherish happy, honest bunnies who want the best for all. Such people don't survive for long.
Nathan   
26 Dec 2009
History / What if scenario´s for WW2 and Poland [112]

That b*tch wasn't even able to speak without reading his retarded front news. scum didn't mention that there will be one rifle for 3 soldiers and that a year ago in 1940, Finland kicked Soviet's ass in 100 days. The bit*h didn't mention that he killed 30,000 high rank officers 3 years ago and deported millions of Poles, Tatars, Bielorusy, Moldovans, Germans and other people to Siberia, hungered to death 10 million Ukrainians and devastated everything that could have formed a front of resistance. That arrogant b*tch only watched and spoke derogatorily swaying as a w*ore.

Read about Winter War and its casualties and you might imagine what Soviet Army was like when Nazi attacked. And for some other scum that speech seems legendary.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War
Nathan   
26 Dec 2009
News / Does Poland count in Europe or is it ignored? [427]

So, as far as I see it, they see themselves foreign even when they were born in a country foreign to their parents. The same happened in France with those two guy who got burnt running from police and the riots which ensued. It is a very difficult issue. There is a huge psychological gap based on traditions, religion, culture, language etc. When I migrate to a foreign country, I feel obligated to respect and cherish that country since that country accepted me in. I am grateful and I won't do anything to hurt its citizens. But when I am born in that country - that's it - it is MY country forever. I think in-taking countries should make programs starting from the kindergarten where the immigrants' children are started to be integrated into the society, so that they feel from the very beginning that they are part of the process and essential part of the society. Parents at home won't be as powerful later to change that perception.

I can't tell the difference between the Aussie accent and the British one nor the Canadian and American.

Because you were born in Poland, right? You learnt English as a second language, correct? I just make assumptions here (hope they are correct). But this is what English is for me. To learn a language is a challange; to be able to catch and reproduce that language's nuances is still more challenging. Don't say that you cannot make a distiction between American and British accent - it is too obvious. Aussis also have an easily recogniable way of speaking, not to be mixed with others. Once I watched a movie with a couple of young people and she said:"Oh, that guy is, probably, Welsh, the way he speaks". For me he sounded as American as it is possible. And this is because we were never exposed to these different cultures before. Btw, I had a bit difficulty (very minor) at the beginning to switch from British English (taught in schools in Ukraine) to American English, which is used in the US. I think with time and as you hear them more, you will be able to distinguish these accents.

Yes, exactly the same happened in Poland occupied by partition powers, more exactly by Russians and Germans. At some point of history the Polish language was forbidden by occupant authorities, in vain hope that after a few dozen years the Polish nation would vanish from the area.

Yes, language is a huge power, which keeps people and their culture together.
Nathan   
26 Dec 2009
News / Does Poland count in Europe or is it ignored? [427]

It is different for Europe. I wouldn't immediatey put "=" sign, but it is a driving force that keeps nations alive in rough times. The countries you mentioned had majority of English immigrant settlers to start with and were for awhile Britain's colonies. Nevertheless, even now you will hear: "Oh, she is Aussi" just from the way a person speaks. So language no matter where may play a pretty sound role in defining one's nationality. I'll mention my country as an example since I know a bit more about Ukrainian than other languages. On many occasions it was forbidden to print, or import Ukrainian books, even text to musical notes (songs or theatrical stages):

on July 18, 1863. Valuyev's circular implemented a policy based on his opinion that "the Ukrainian language never existed, does not exist, and shall never exist".

(Quite an opinion!!! ;)

The Ems Ukaz, or Ems Ukase (Russian: Эмский указ, Emskiy ukaz; Ukrainian: Емський указ, Ems’kyy ukaz), was a secret decree (ukaz) of Tsar Alexander II of Russia issued in 1876, banning the use of the Ukrainian language (the so-called Little Russian dialect) in print, with the exception of reprinting of old documents. The ukaz also forbade the import of Ukrainian publications and the staging of plays or lectures in Ukrainian. It was named after the city of Bad Ems, Germany, where it was promulgated.

(sick f*ck was bathing in a German resort thinking of destroying a culture)
It is just a single example. Why do you think the language was attacked? Because it unites people into a nation. It has far greater effects than any other factor.
Nathan   
25 Dec 2009
History / What if scenario´s for WW2 and Poland [112]

Stalin was the worst, stinking, scared rat who lost his speech for 3 weeks after Nazi invasion. He didn't say a thing, because he was a low scum, sucking on his tail. B*tch
Nathan   
25 Dec 2009
News / Does Poland count in Europe or is it ignored? [427]

It is, I agree. I am surprised you would love country you were born in less than country of your parents. But is it true to all or you just generalize?

Sorry about the language. I thought you were Polish and mentioned it as your native. Anyway, majority of people doesn't speak properly their mother's tongue.
Nathan   
25 Dec 2009
News / Does Poland count in Europe or is it ignored? [427]

Why do you have to degrade another country? Do you think that your country is less creepier than others'? And do you yourself speak Polish well or love your nation to die for not on the words, but in real life?
Nathan   
25 Dec 2009
History / What if scenario´s for WW2 and Poland [112]

No system is perfect ;) or maybe, this is just a time issue :)

Both, Hitler himself called Heydrich a fool and an idiot for traveling in an unarmoured open car.

Definitely both!

Well, sometimes being nuts may look like having nuts :) and may not mean both.
But I have to agree that he had nuts everywhere :)
Nathan   
25 Dec 2009
History / What if scenario´s for WW2 and Poland [112]

he wasnt too smart traveling around in an open car but he had nuts.

Had or was, Sokrates?;)
You just can't have everything :) I think humanity is choosing the right direction by eliminating nuts gene.
Nathan   
25 Dec 2009
News / Does Poland count in Europe or is it ignored? [427]

Now your position on the matter is clear to me (it wasn`t so before) and I can say it is fair and I seem to be convinced by your logic.

Yes, Torq, I am joining Pawian here as well. Thanks for clearing the issue.
I don't doubt Polish ability to prosper alone in the world market and your GDP is just huge, but if you take into consideration the laws and trade facilitations, Poland enjoys in the EU so much greater consumer base, which gives a great boost to your exports and investments. Subsidies of 3.1 billion euro shouldn't be taken as easily and for granted.

Have a great Christmas :)
Nathan   
25 Dec 2009
News / Does Poland count in Europe or is it ignored? [427]

Well, what is GDP?

GDP = private consumption + gross investment + government spending + (exports − imports)

From this formula it looks like you have consumed some part of 570 billion euro, spent some chunk of it for supporting your government and whatever was left you put to the future good of your country as well (not counting exports, of which EU is, probably, the main consumer). EU has never seen and would never see majority of these products of yours. You devoured them yourselves. So no point of counting them as a Christmas present for EU from Poland.

Also when you make per capita calculations, I think it is unfair to put children, retired and ill people into the equation. They don't produce anything for EU, so why do you count them in 25 cents calculations? I know they want to eat too, but so Portuguese, Greeks and Danish. You have to take into consideration 2 more factors: unemployment and labor force. For Poland as of 2007 they were 10.5% and 16.86 million respectively. The calculation than gives you 66.6 cents (just putting my 5 cents into conversation :)

But the whole thing to make some per capita calculations is pointless, because the money invested in multitude of projects will give future jobs for so many people, who will be able to work and bring bread home.

When we add to that the money that Poland has to pay to the common EU budget (about 2.4 billion euro)

Even if we take this year's figures (5.5 billion subsidies) - it won't even be 1% of Polish GDP.

According to my knowledge of math, you have got 3.1 billion euro!!! for Christmas present.
And you are not satisfied? What else do you want? Per capita spoon-feeding?

Maybe you earn your money by bending over, Nathan. I earn my living mostly
by thinking :)

From your skills in basic calculations you better start thinking :) about changing your job to a more flexible one :)
Nathan   
24 Dec 2009
News / Does Poland count in Europe or is it ignored? [427]

Why then do you bend over to pick a 5 cent coin on your way to a grocery shop? Of course, you wouldn't die or be hungry, but nevertheless, you do it. It gives you more than you currently earn at your job: Let's say you pick 5 cents in 3 sec. That will give you $1 in a minute and $60/hour, which leads to $480/day and around $10,000 a month! So don't be too arrogant, Torq, you earn by bending over much more than by thinking :)

I could not have said it myself.
My compliments!

Thank you ;)
Nathan   
23 Dec 2009
Love / ARE POLES ROMANTICS?? [36]

Germans can be quite passionate once our right buttons are pushed...you should know that!

Yes, but where can he get a manual? ;) Could you at least leave love without buttons? ;)
Nathan   
22 Dec 2009
Love / ARE POLES ROMANTICS?? [36]

I think that Swedes and Germans took it a step further. They realize immediately what is following our romanticism - brutal reality. So why waste time on ceremonies and eyelashes, when they can start with the business. Our mentality - Eastern European - is such that we take our time, pace things slowly, invest heavily in abstract ideas. The other cultures, in my opinion, are more practical. You don't have so much broken hearts drowned in a bottle like our countries do. Which way is better? It depends on your personality. Personally, I prefer romanticism in your sense of the word. But it seems like younger generations choose more "progressive" approach.
Nathan   
22 Dec 2009
Polonia / Any thoughts on religion in Russia from Poland? [9]

Russian leaders are strongly backing, even promoting, the Orthodox church there. Does anyone have any experience with this or thoughts

Russian Orthodox Church was always a puppet and a tool in Russia. Its decisions and moves were controlled by tsars starting from the XIV century onward. It helped it a lot to become so influential. In the Soviet Union era despite the persecution the only church to be opened for the believers was Russian Orthodox Church. (I was baptized illegally!!! at my parents' home by a priest of Ukrainian Catholic church, which was forbidden and priests either sent to Siberia or regular prisons). Priests who could be broken or even replaced by KGB agents were serving there. You know what confessions usually led to if they had to do anything with a wrong word against the state. Funny enough in 1943 Stalin himself brought back Russian Orthodox Church to use it as a moral support of the people, which atheism obviously couldn't do. This is why now everyone in Russian government are so pious and church-supporting.

Gleb Yakunin, a defrocked Priest and critic of the Moscow Patriarchate who was one of those who had access to the KGB archive documents in the early 1990s, argued that the Moscow Patriarchate was "practically a subsidiary, a sister company of the KGB".[33]Critics charge that the archives showed the extent of active participation of the top ROC hierarchs in the KGB efforts overseas.[34][35][36][37][38][39] George Trofimoff, the highest-ranking US military officer ever indicted for, and convicted of, espionage by the United States and sentenced to life imprisonment on September 27, 2001, had been "recruited into the service of the KGB"[40] by Igor Susemihl (a.k.a. Zuzemihl), a bishop in the Russian Orthodox Church (subsequently, a high-ranking hierarch - the ROC Metropolitan Iriney of Vienna, who died in July 1999[41]).

The Moscow Patriarchate has, however, consistently denied that its bishops were in fact KGB Agents.[42] Konstanin Kharchev, former chairman of Soviet Council on Religious Affairs, explained: "Not a single candidatefor the office of bishop or any other high-ranking office, much less a member of Holy Synod, went through withoutconfirmation by the Central Committee of the CPSU and the KGB".[37]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Orthodox_Church#Under_Communist_rule

This is a powerful tool to use inside and outside the country. Recently Ukraine saw a visit of Russian Orthodox patriarch Kyril, who came to "bring back to senses a led-astray herd of Ukrainian Orthodox believers".

An expert on religion, Andrij Yurash, said to ZIK July 27 the visit to Ukraine of Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kiril has a political dimension which is part of the ideology pursued both by Kiril and the Russian regime. The essence of this ideology is that, insofar as Ukraine cannot be brought to the Russian fold politically, at least a spiritual noose should be tied.

zik.com.ua/en/news/2009/07/27/190131

So no surprises and awe when Putin licks an icon and crosses himself - it is just a job ;)
Nathan   
22 Dec 2009
History / 64th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising [71]

Something I re-post again for you, Porzeczka, if you missed it.

Through 1943 nationalists guerrillas, wherever they gained control, continued to hunt down Jews who survived Nazi extermination. In neighboring Rivne, according to a captured activist, the Bandera troops literally haunted for Jews, organizing round ups and combing the forest paths, ravines etc.

Following your source, I found out that this statement was taken from the INTERROGATION of Vladimir Solov'ev. Why and by whom this man was interrogated, who is he I couldn't find anywhere. The only thing I can add is the fact that in the Soviet Union there were many "interrogations" like that and people signed whatever broken ribs and beaten-off kidneys could have made you to sign. Was he a historian? Where and by whom was conducted this interrogation? Where I can read more about the life of this man, Porzeczka?

How did it happen that some Jewish people who fought for Ukrainian independance (of course, they were born in Ukraine and were Ukrainians) got ones of the heighest medals of UPA, like Dr. Abraham Kum - Golden Cross of Merit (most of ethnic Ukrainians got a medal only post-humously)? Why has OUN forged passports for Jewish? Why they saved their fighter Stella Krenzbach from torture and death in the Soviet prison? I tell you why. Because UPA had nothing to do with so-called round-ups and hunting for Jews (do you really believe that UPA had nothing better to do, fighting Nazi Germans, Russian NKVD far superior in numbers and attacked instead doctors and innocent kids, old grandpas and pregnant women like some like to put it?). I wouldn't deny killings of collaborators among which were Jews, Ukrainians, Polish and so on. You work with the enemy - you are an enemy. Do you disagree?

As far as I remember, according to you, Poles always have to take collective responsibility and pay for alleged, even hundreds years old crimes, contrary to 'morally superior' Ukrainians.

Payments and responsibility goes for you just to shut you up, because you always feel innocent like a virgin lily in a swamp. I just show you that you are as dirty as everybody else, take you down from the fluffy clouds and put with the face where we all belong :)

And never in my life I said that my nation is superior to any other nation, moreover in morality. If you say that, please, quote me - I am eager to see that.

Regarding psychopathy - does it matter whether you are genetically psycopathic (if gene of psychopathy happens to exist) or you are a psychopath due to the environmental factors? Killing a human being on a regular basis causes psychopathic damage to your conscienceness even if it wasn't there before.
Nathan   
19 Dec 2009
History / 64th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising [71]

Borrka, I have never heard of this guy before, but I am glad 1jola mentioned him. From Wikipedia and your post "Bronislaw Kaminski" I read the following:

Brigadier Bronislaw Kaminski is probably one of the few "Poles" respected by at least some Russians. Born in Witebsk son of aPolish father and a German mother became a kind of anti-Soviet hero for many Russian "white" emigres.

It is a bit like the infamous Copernicus case ;) Father links him to Poland, mother - to Germany, place of birth - to Bielarus', education - to Russia.

I don't really care whether he was of Polish nationality or not. He was a low-level scum. Mentioning him, I didn't say that the Poles are murderers, like some "historians" here try to generalize things. At any time in any nation or state you will find at least 1% deviants, inhumane creatures, sociopaths, psycopaths who will torture, rape and murder anyone or anything just for the heck of it.

It is estimated that approximately one percent of the general population are psychopaths.[13][14]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy#Psychopathy_vs._sociopathy

If we take an average city of around 800,000 inhabitants, e.g. Gdansk (Trójmiasto) in Poland or L'viv in Ukraine, we might be shocked to realize that 1% is 8,000 people, who are psychopaths! Maybe, it sounds off the topic, but it is of great value to know and understand.

The problem is when people try to pick these outcasts and describe the whole nation - that's what is troublesome.
I really appreciate you being objective and supporting your words with facts, which 1jola seems no intention to do.
Nathan   
18 Dec 2009
History / 64th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising [71]

there were plenty of Ukis doing the murdering of civilians.

This is what you said. The source that you gave mentions the following:

Analogicznie, wbrew rozpowszechnianym opiniom, w tłumieniu Powstania nie brały udziału jednostki złożonej z Ukraińców 14 Dywizji Grenadierów SS, zaś jedyna składająca się z Ukraińców zwarta jednostka uczestnicząca w walkach - Ukraiński Legion Samoobrony nie uczestniczył ani w rzezi Woli i rzezi Ochoty, ani w innych masakrach polskiej ludności cywilnej w czasie Powstania.

Would you present any source that will support your words? If not, I demand apology.
"There were plenty Ukies..." - show it! I don't see the numbers?!
Regarding the photo. Ukrainian Cossacks didn't form any military formations in WWll. There were Donski Cossacks, as your source mentions, but never is stated that Ukrainian Cossacks took part in any of the suppressions.

Again you mentioned:
Bronislav (also spelled "Bronislaw") Kaminski was born in Vitebsk, Russian Empire, to a Polish father and German mother.
This formation soon grew to 10,000 men and was called by them the Russian National Liberation Army (abbreviated in Russian as "RONA").
Sounds like your guy opperating Russian army in 1944.
Nathan   
18 Dec 2009
History / 64th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising [71]

I don't care about the Ukranians. Out of the tens of thousands of SS and camp guards only 7,000 were Ukranians were committing anti-semitic activity? Lame stats.

Come on, Ukis were no friends of Jews. Plenty of them in the Waffen SS.

Listen, if you are proud of Warsaw uprising - be and I am happy for you. But don't be a low-level catpiss, please. Lame stats? Ukies were no friends of Jews? Plenty? Will you name a number of Ukrainians in SS, which, by the way, were ingaged predominately in fights with Soviets and compare to your Jew-loving nation? There were Jews in Ukrainian Insurgent Army, who fought together for the independance both from Soviets and Germans.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Insurgent_Army#Jewish_relations

Please, learn to defend yourself without using low-level disgracious tactics.
Nathan   
13 Dec 2009
History / History of the crime ; Bandera, UPA and Podole Polish land. [116]

The most extreme was what a taxi driver in Kiev told me:We,Ukrainians are the real Russians".End of comments.

From post #94 (this thread)

The maximum of absurdity was a taxi driver in Lvov trying to persuade me that the real Russians are the Ukrainians!So much for the differences.

From post #23 (in "Poland is the most friendly neighbor of Ukraine and Russia - Ukrainian poll by Borrka)

I usually don't reply to the scum and I am not going to do it now, but for the rest of PF members who hadn't still realized what southern is - a simple example of lying piece of sh*t.

The most interesting part is that 2 posts were written 45 days!!! apart and they sound as a memorized phrase from the first to the last word, except for the cities ;)
Nathan   
5 Dec 2009
Life / Why are Polish people so ruthless? [87]

AnglikMan:
There are various other countries with large numbers of employees here and none of them have done this. India, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Slovakia etc for example.
Every Polish girl would smack you right in the face for such comparison.
We are full time Europeans only raped by Ruskies for last 50 years but still Europeans like Germans, French or Dutch.

Here is your answer, AnglikMan.
Nathan   
4 Dec 2009
History / History of the crime ; Bandera, UPA and Podole Polish land. [116]

Nathan, according to my knowledge the Pereyeslav Treaty declared protection of the Cossack state by the czar.

The original copies of the treaty did not survive, and the exact nature of the relationship stipulated by this treaty between Ukraine and Russia is a matter of scholarly controversy.

As you can imagine why such precious for Russians document didn't survive. Simple explanation: Pereyaslav treaty was nothing else but a pact about cooperation between Cossacks and Moskovy. They obviously needed to make an elephant out of nothing to later make retarded demands. Just for a simple example Swedish army managed to get Chmelnickyj banner while their stay in Warsaw (taken from Berestechko battlefield) and it is now in Stockholm Armemuseum. The same pertains to bulava (maze of power in Cossacks). So some remote army was interested in taking an almost completely burnt banner from a battlefield and save it till now! while Russians didn't save a copy of this so important treaty?! Strange, isn't it?

Hey, I don't defend Chmelnickyj. He made many mistakes. One of them is staying at Zamosc pointlessly, instead of crushing Poland completely. Poland lay naked in front of him. Well, he thought that Polish king won't interfere with him as a hetman of Ukraine. Why? It would have released some tension among our nations into the future generations :)

Khmelnytsky had his forces join a peasant revolt at the Battle of Pyliavtsi, striking another terrible blow to weakened and depleted Polish forces.
Khmelnytsky was persuaded not to lay siege to Lviv in exchange for 200,000 red guldens. He then rested in Zamość, awaiting the election of a new Polish King. Assured that John Casimir II would not interfere with his designs on Ruthenia, Khmelnytsky made a triumphant entry into Kiev on Christmas Day of 1648.

Nonetheless, he is regarded as a Ukrainian hero and a great army commander who brought many military victories and in his name there is (if I am not mistaken) the highest military order of Ukraine.

Cheers.