This continuation of Pylyp Orlyk's "Diariusz Podrozny" encompasses the dramatic years 1727--1731. From his honorary" confinement in Ottoman Thessalonica, the Ukrainian Hetman-in-exile tried to influence on his behalf the European powers whose representatives were gathered at the Congress of Suissons. To this end, Pylyp Orlyk managed to use the services of France, England, the Netherlands, and especially Sweden and Holstein, who served as his intermediaries with Russia. Of special interest are Orlyk's entries for 1729--1730. It was at this time that Pylyp's son Hryhor quit his military...

Meletij Smotrycikyj was at the centre of the debates that agitated Ruthenia in the period following the Union of Brest (1596). This collection of works, written over a period of 20 years, offers insight into the elite of early modern Rus' and their place in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth."

The Kievan Caves Monastery was for centuries the important Ukrainian monastic establishment. It was the centre of literary production, and its monks served throughout the territory of Rus' as bishops and monastic superiors. With an introduction, map, and several appendices, this title discusses the work's Byzantine background.

The authors included in this volume, Ilarion, Klim Smoljatic and Kirill of Turov, are remarkable for both their personal and literary achievements. Simon Franklin prefaces the texts with a substantial introduction that places each of the three authors in their historical context.