Allegorical protests of the national elite in Ukraine against the destruction of Cossack state-hood as a manifestation of the Ukrainian state-legal tradition

Issues of allegorical protests the Ukrainian national elite in last quarter 18th century are highlighted. against destruction Cossack Hetmanship. There is an opinion that such were a manifestation state-legal tradition, intellectuals defended rights Ukrainians to their own statehood and historical system accordance with inner world values.
 Allegorical iconic works then ‑ I. Kotlyarevskyi, V. Kapnist, Ya. Kozelskyi, M. Kozachynskyi, G. Skovoroda - analyzed. It was concluded consonant main moods time "competition for truth" "knowledge truth", imbued liberating meaning, especially declaration "freedom" as highest value.
 emphasized most prominent philosophers era Hetmanship, Kozachynskyi H. Skovoroda, focused attention on justification need preserve identity. The first through idea dominant culture ("Spiritual Home") life, second ideal freedom, equality fraternity, which expressed formula so-called "Mountain Republic". substantiated specified thinkers shifted from social factors individual they saw nation not "crowd", but self-preservation its chosen, conscious representatives. effectiveness establishing healthy public views socio-political system, work, happiness people objectively depends number nationally members society. education, self-knowledge moral self-improvement each person should be basis growth chosen people.
 As result, it recognized intelligentsia incorporation policy imperial Russia still too narrow, however, precisely identity fraternity.