Author: Sysyn Frank E.
Between Poland and the Ukraine: The dilemma of Adam Kysil, 1600–1653
Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
1985
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Author: Sysyn Frank E. Between Poland and the Ukraine: The dilemma of Adam Kysil, 1600–1653 Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute 1985 Format: djvu Size: 6.55 MB Language: English Read Full Post Popular Culture in Early Modern Europe
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