Українсько-московська війна 1668 р. в Ніжині: причини, перебіг та наслідки поразки

The article is devoted to the causes of the Ukrainian-Moscow war of 1668, its course and the consequences for the Nizhyn as regimental city. The author analyzes the participation of the Ukrainian society in this war and the position that each of them has occupied and describes the course of the siege of the Nizhyn fortress, the peculiarities of living on both sides during it. The author also notes the problem of dating the city's burning in 1668. The article also explores the issue of the number of Cossack and Army troops. Particular attention is drawn to the discussion in scientific historiography on the terminological interpretation of the events of 1668 in Nizhyn:an anti-Moscow uprising or the Ukrainian-Moscow war. The Ukrainian-Moscow War of 1668 in Nizhyn, as well as in the Left-Bank Hetmanate, clearly emphasized the main problems of the Ukrainian state-building in II part of XVII century: the desire of the Moscow kingdom and the Commonwealth to seize these territories, the weakness of the hetman and colonels, the split in the middle of Ukrainian society due to the intransigence of the interests of its separate classes (the bourgeois, the clergy, the elderly), the attitude of the sergeant of his personal enrichment and career growth above national and state interests. However, in response to these problems, the historical progress of the Hetmanate and its continuous process of Ukrainian statehood, initiated by the National Liberation Revolution of 1648–1657, continued. The Cossacks, as the dominant section of Ukrainian society and the main engine of change, once again began to defend their rights, freedom and future of Ukraine in the face of the danger of Moscow's enslavement.Стаття присвячена причинам українсько-московської війни 1668 р., її перебігу та наслідкам для Ніжина як полкового міста. Окрема увага звернена на дискусію стосовно термінологічного трактування подій 1668 р. в Ніжині: антимосковське повстання чи українсько-московська війна. Автор аналізує участь станів українського суспільства в цій війні й позицію, котру кожен з них займав