Vyshnevetsky was probably born in [[Vyshnivets]].<ref>http://www.day.kiev.ua/150326/</ref> He was of the influential and rich Vyshnevetsky family, and was elected [[hetman]] in 1550. He was the first hetman. Under his leadership, the [[Zaporozhian Sich]] was constructed on [[Khortytsya]] Island. | Vyshnevetsky was probably born in [[Vyshnivets]].<ref>http://www.day.kiev.ua/150326/</ref> He was of the influential and rich Vyshnevetsky family, and was elected [[hetman]] in 1550. He was the first hetman. Under his leadership, the [[Zaporozhian Sich]] was constructed on [[Khortytsya]] Island. |