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The city became one of the centres of the Cossack movement. Citizens took part in the Khmelnychchyna of 1648-1657 and in the Koliivschyna of 1768–1769. The city was influenced by the cruel social and economical experiments of Soviet authorities and by World War II.
Founded in the 14th century as a fortified city in the Ukrainian lands under Lithuanian rule, Cherkasy became a part of the Polish realm in 1569. It served as a frontier outpost against Tatar raids, and its population consisted mainly of Ukrainian Cossacks.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
In 1954 Cherkasy became the capital of Cherkasy oblast. This stimulated a rapid growth in population (51,600 in 1939; 85,000 in 1959 [Ukrainians – 70 percent, Russians – 22 percent, Jews – 6 percent]; 158,000 in 1970; and 229,000 in 1977).
Oct 7, 2019 · After the Union of Lublin of 1569, Cherkasy became part of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. From the name of the town, around which the Cossacks settled, they generally began to be called Cherkassians.
Feb 24, 2023 · The city of Cherkasy was one of the main centers of the formation of the Cossacks until the founding of the Zaporozhian Sich. Here, under Bohdan Mountain, Severyn Nalyvaiko defeated a hundred thousand Turkish-Tatar horde.
In 1483, Cherkasy first challenged the army of a mighty Tartar chan Menhli-Hirey, and in less than 15 years prince Kostyantyn of Ostroh got the glorious victory at Uman River. When in 1532, the enemy took the fortress of Cherkasy into siege, they couldn't break the resistance of its defenders.
Cherkasy was the center of Cossacks, citizens took part in Khmelnychchyna and Koliyivschyna (cossacks and peasants rebellions). The city is on the right bank of Dnieper River (specifically at the Kremenchuk Reservoir), about 200 km (124 mi) south of the nation's capital, Kyiv.
