Pereyaslav-khmelnytskyy

Russian  Pereyaslav-khmelnitsky,  also spelled  Pereiaslav-khmelnitskii, or Perejaslav-chmel'nickij,  formerly  (until 1943) Pereyaslav, or Pereiaslav,   city, Kiev oblast (province), Ukraine. Pereyaslav-Khmelnytskyy has existed since the 10th century, when it was known as Pereyaslav-Russky. It was a border stronghold of the Kievan state but was overrun by Mongol Tatars in 1239. In 1654 Bohdan Khmelnytsky, a leader of the revolt against Polish domination of Ukraine, convened a council at Pereyaslav that submitted Ukraine to Russian