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==Legacy==

==Legacy==

[[Image:Banknote.gif|thumb|right|Khmelnytsky on a 5 Hryvnia Banknote]]

[[Image:Banknote.gif|thumb|right|Khmelnytsky on a 5 Hryvnia Banknote]]

In [[Ukraine]], Khmelnytsky is viewed as a national hero.  He appears on the five [[Hryvnia]] banknote, and a city is named after him.  Some Ukrainians are critical of his decision to allie himself with [[Russia]], knowing the disastrous effects that this had on Ukraine.  Others say that he did what he thought was best for Ukraine at the time.  In [[Poland]], Khmelnytsky is viewed as a villain.  Many blame him for Poland's weakness following his rebellion and the countries subsequent disappearance via the partitions.  Khmelnytsky is also viewed as a villain by the [[Jew]]s.  Khmelnytsky and his [[Ukrainian Kozak|Kozaks]] needlessly slaughtered thousands of Jews during their rebellion.  The reason for this was [[anti-Semitism]] and the belief that the Jews "exploited" them.     

In [[Ukraine]], Khmelnytsky is viewed as a national hero.  He appears on the five [[Hryvnia]] banknote, and a city is named after him.  Some Ukrainians are critical of his decision to ally himself with [[Russia]], knowing the disastrous effects that this had on Ukraine.  Others say that he did what he thought was best for Ukraine at the time.  In [[Poland]], Khmelnytsky is viewed as a villain.  Many blame him for Poland's weakness following his rebellion and the countries subsequent disappearance via the partitions.  Khmelnytsky is also viewed as a villain by the [[Jew]]s.  Khmelnytsky and his [[Ukrainian Kozak|Kozaks]] needlessly slaughtered thousands of Jews during their rebellion.  The reason for this was [[anti-Semitism]] and the belief that the Jews "exploited" them.     

===In Literature===

===In Literature===

Khmelnytsky is one of the main characters in the [[Polish]] novel ''[[With Fire and Sword]]'' (Polish: ''Ogniem i mieczem'') by [[Henryk Sienkiewicz]].  The book is about his uprising and was written from the Polish perspective, thus it portrays him and the [[Ukrainian Kozak|kozaks]] in a bad light.  The book was also made into a movie, that was more balanced and fair that the book.

Khmelnytsky is one of the main characters in the [[Polish]] novel ''[[With Fire and Sword]]'' (Polish: ''Ogniem i mieczem'') by [[Henryk Sienkiewicz]].  The book is about his uprising and was written from the Polish perspective, thus it portrays him and the [[Ukrainian Kozak|kozaks]] in a bad light.  The book was also made into a movie, that was more balanced and fair that the book.

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