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Apostrophes can be your friend, but only if you know how to use them properly.
[[image:166px-BChmielnicki.jpg|right|thumb|Hetman [[Bohdan Khmelnytsky]]]]
[[image:166px-BChmielnicki.jpg|right|thumb|Hetman [[Bohdan Khmelnytsky]]]]
'''Hetman''' was the title of the military commanders of the [[Ukrainian Kozak|Ukrainian Kozaks]]. The term was adopted from the [[Poland|Polish]] Commonwealth. After the 1648 uprising, the Hetman was the head of the Ukrainian Kozak state. This position was the military leader and the legislator. The hetmans symbol of power was the [[bulawa]]. The position was abolished by [[Catherine the Great]] in 1764.
'''Hetman''' was the title of the military commanders of the [[Ukrainian Kozak|Ukrainian Kozaks]]. The term was adopted from the [[Poland|Polish]] Commonwealth. After the 1648 uprising, the Hetman was the head of the Ukrainian Kozak state. This position was the military leader and the legislator. The Hetman's symbol of power was the [[bulawa]]. The position was abolished by [[Catherine the Great]] in 1764.