Ep. № 96: Ukrainian culture and its deep links with Europe
Explaining Ukraine
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Cossacks, a Very Different Political Culture, From the Very Beginning
It was not a story of dynasty. They were elected. And this is a kind of different political culture from the very beginning. I think it brings us very closer, too, of course, to recpos polita,. The polish lithuanian commonwealth, in which also the kings were elected. This in turn brings us to the holy roman empire, where emperors were elected at least in the initial stages. Later you you had finally, this dynasty of hablburg. But yes, did this electivity of thi souverein have an impact on cossacks' thinking? Yes, indeed. So we can basically trace this story back to the european culture
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