Cossack Administration and the Municipal Government of Poltava in 1760s–1770s
This article discusses the existence of two authorities – the Cossack administration and city government in Poltava in the 1760s and 1770s. This paper provides a study of their structure, composition and powers. It analyzes the way the Magdeburg Rights were acquired and implemented by Poltava community. It looks at the relationship between the Cossack regiment and the city administration. The author concludes that in spite of all the problems that existed between the two authorities, the city lived its own life and its institutions performed their functions.
