'''Ivan Samoylovych''' ([[Ukrainian]]: Іван Самойлович) was the [[Hetman]] of [[Left-bank]] [[Ukraine]] from 1672 to 1687. His tenure of office was marked by further incorporation of the [[Ukrainian Kozak]] Hetmanate into the [[Russian Empire]] and by repeated attempts to win the Right-bank Ukraine from [[Poland]]. | '''Ivan Samoylovych''' ([[Ukrainian]]: Іван Самойлович) was the [[Hetman]] of [[Left-bank]] [[Ukraine]] from 1672 to 1687. His tenure of office was marked by further incorporation of the [[Ukrainian Kozak]] Hetmanate into the [[Russian Empire]] and by repeated attempts to win the Right-bank Ukraine from [[Poland]]. |