Kyiv Province and Hetman’s Ukraine during the 1st and 2nd Provincial Reforms of Peter I
The article explores the problem of the correlation between the legal status of the Hetman's Ukraine and Kyiv Province during the province reforms carried out by Peter I. With reference to the analysis of governing policies in Little Russia, the author demonstrates the limited character of the tsar's authority in the region by the beginning of the 18th century. It is proved that the emergence of Kyiv Province had no influence whatsoever upon Hetman's Ukraine, and did not limit Ukrainian autonomy.