"Written in the early seventeenth century, The Hustynja Chronicle represents the first attempt of early modern chroniclers to write a systematic history of Ukraine... This publication marks the first time that the Hustynja Chronicle has appeared in a scholarly edition. One copy originally found in the Mharsk Monastery serves as the exemplar for the main text, and is accompanied by notes representing variants from six other copies of the text. An introduction by Ukrainian historian Dr. Oleksiy Tolochko, given both in the original Ukrainian and English translation, provides a detailed description and history of the chronicle"--Provided by publisher.