[1] In current Cherkasy Raion this movement formed the Kholodny Yar Republic that lasted from 1919 to 1922 were they fought for Ukrainian independence and against the Soviet Union.

[5] The republic included 25 villages (with Melnyky serving as its "capital"[2]) and could raise an army of 16 thousand.

[7] The teacher's reputation and his organizational skills with transferable war experience skills made a creation of a strong insurgent organization as a segment of Ukrainian National Republic possible"[4] The best evaluation to Vasyl Chuchupak's role of that period was given by White guards in the Autumn 1919: "Chuchupak is independence minded, he has a support amongst a village's intelligentsia and a peasants' segment.

[4] Chuchupak shot and killed himself on 12 April 1920 in a fight with a squadron of red cossacks.

[3][6] In the 21st century the Kholodny Republic flag was used during the Euromaidan demonstrations and by the Azov Battalion.