WI Pugachev's rebellion ends up with multiple Cossack states

Is it possible that Pugachev's rebellion could end up with separate states for the Don Cossacks, Kuban Cossacks, Terak Cossacks and Ural Cossacks?

Would this be able to cut off Moscow from Siberia, at least along practical settlement routes? What effect would this have on Siberia?
 
Is it possible that Pugachev's rebellion could end up with separate states for the Don Cossacks, Kuban Cossacks, Terak Cossacks and Ural Cossacks?

Would this be able to cut off Moscow from Siberia, at least along practical settlement routes? What effect would this have on Siberia?

Would you call them Hetmanates ? Would they be considered as republics ? How would their relationtionship with the Tartars, Ottomans and Poles develope ?
 
Would you call them Hetmanates ? Would they be considered as republics ? How would their relationtionship with the Tartars, Ottomans and Poles develope ?

Open to discussion, but hetmanates seem to me to be the most likely format in this period. I imagine independence from Russia would require Turkish support. They are probably too far from Poland for relations there to matter. I think the Tatars were often part of the hosts.
 
Open to discussion, but hetmanates seem to me to be the most likely format in this period. I imagine independence from Russia would require Turkish support. They are probably too far from Poland for relations there to matter. I think the Tatars were often part of the hosts.

Yes, but I could see conflicts between the Hetmanates and the Crimean Chanate despite casual alliances.
 
Open to discussion, but hetmanates seem to me to be the most likely format in this period. I imagine independence from Russia would require Turkish support. They are probably too far from Poland for relations there to matter. I think the Tatars were often part of the hosts.

Yes, I think, that they often part of the host, too. They were quite diverse ethnically, I assume. but I could see serious conflicts between the Hetmanates and the Crimean Chanate despite casual alliances.
 
Yes, I think, that they often part of the host, too. They were quite diverse ethnically, I assume. but I could see serious conflicts between the Hetmanates and the Crimean Chanate despite casual alliances.

How survivable was the Khanate at this stage? It seems like it was destined to fail.

Also, when did identities move from those of Halych, Polotsk etc to Belarusian, Ukrainian?
 
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