Berestechko Military Campaign Of 1651 In Polish Historiography Of The First Half Of ХX Century

The National Liberation War under the leadership of Bohdan Khmelnytsky is one of the most important periods of the national history, the events and figures of which have become perhaps the most vivid images in the historical consciousness of Ukrainians. They also played an important role in shaping the image of the Ukrainian people in the minds of their neighbours. This is especially true of the Polish people, on whose fate Khmelnychchyna (Khmelnytsky Region) has left almost the same tangible mark as on the fate of the Ukrainians. An important stage in this conflict was the military campaign of 1651, which is associated with many vivid images, stereotypes and myths, that were reflected in the scientific research of the Polish historians who worked in the first half of the twentieth century.