The Golden Charter of Catherine the Second was a fictitious document that rebels believed permitted the extermination of Jews and Poles.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
Two sources describe the Golden Charter as a fictitious proclamation that Ukrainian haidamaka rebels believed in, which supports the core of the claim. No source addresses the specific claim that it permitted the extermination of Jews and Poles, and the Wikiwand entry says the charter 'had a real foundation' tied to Repnin sejm decisions, a nuance the claim omits.
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… Petersburg for assistance, because they figured, well, they want to they want to weaken Poland, and yet, um, it didn't happen. It was a systematic rebellion, the listening accent attachment all over the place, um, and there was something is a fictitious document called the Golden Charter of Catherine the Second, which allegedly permitted the extermination of Jews and Poles, um, and independence for the for the Cossacks. This was not a real document, but many of the rebels thought it was real, so they, um, they, uh, engaged in an uprising based on this alleged Golden Charter of of Catherine the Second. …
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Supports. The Encyclopedia of Ukraine entry says the haidamakas believed a fictitious proclamation of Catherine II's support and call to arms, known as the Golden Charter, that circulated widely in Right-Bank Ukraine.[1]
Supports. The Wikiwand article describes the Golden Charter as a fictitious proclamation of support by Catherine II that fueled the peasant rebellion, based mostly on rumours.[2]
Context. The Wikiwand article also says the charter 'had a real foundation' and was connected with the Repnin sejm's decisions on political freedoms for Uniates and Orthodox, which qualifies the 'fictitious' framing without reversing it.[2]
Context. None of the provided sources mention that the Golden Charter authorized the extermination of Jews and Poles, so that element is not addressed either way.[1][2]
Sources
2 sources: 2 not rated
- 1Koliivshchyna rebellionencyclopediaofukraine.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 2Koliivshchyna - Wikiwandwikiwand.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
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