Abstract:
The work is devoted to the consideration of the importance of economic security for the Cossack-Hetman State of the middle of the 17th century. It was the solution of the main economic issues that was important for the life and development, maintenance of self-reliance, independence of Ukraine at that time. The most vivid examples of solutions to various economic issues are contained in the documents of that era: the hetman's universals, international agreements, contracts, and their projects. The state-makers of that time defended economic security both on the battlefield and in the diplomatic realm. Many provisions have not lost their relevance even today
