Oleksa Dovbush

Portrait of Oleksa Dovbush

Oleksa Dovbush (Ukrainian: Олекса Довбуш, Polish: Aleksy Dobosz; 1700 – 24 August 1745) was a famous Ukrainian outlaw in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, leader of the opryshky [uk] movement,[1] who became a folk hero.[2]

  1. ^ "Opryshky movement in the Carpathians". Wiki Carpathians. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  2. ^ Orest Subtelny, Ukraine: A History, Toronto Press, 2000, ISBN 0-8020-8390-0, p. 192