Book collection MF Komarova (1844-1913)
Novitsky Ya. P. Materials for the history of Zaporozhye cossacks : (from Zaporozhye Sich archive for 1770 and 1771) / J. P. Novitskiy. – Yekaterinoslav : Tip. Gub. Zemstvo, 1909. – VI, 98 p.
The book by Ukrainian folklorist, historian, and educator Yakiv Pavlovych Novytskyi (1847-1925), Materials for the History of Zaporizhzhia Cossacks (1909), is a significant historical study of Zaporizhzhia Cossacks of the eighteenth-century, in particular its sociopolitical and administrative aspects. The publication is based on archival materials of the Zaporozhian Sich for 1770-1771, which cover three key topics: 1) complaints of Cossacks about harassment and insults; 2) correspondence on the construction of fortresses of the Dnipro line on the territory of the Zaporozhian Liberties; 3) correspondence on the internal structure and order in Zaporizhzhia.
This work is a part of Novytsky's considerable research work, thematically related to his previous publications: “Malorussian and Zaporizhzhian Antiquities” (1907), “Malorussian Folk Traditions, Beliefs and Stories” (1907), "Zaporizhzhian and Haidamak Treasures” (1908), which together reflect the sociolegal, cultural, and political aspects of the life of the Ukrainian Cossacks.