Editing Maxim Berezovsky (section)

===Early life===
Berezovsky's father may have belonged to the [[petty nobility]]. Contemporary descendants of a brother, Pavel, associate the family's origins with the [[Cossacks]]. The family's [[coat of arms]] has also been preserved, testifying to its Polish origins.{{sfn|Ritzarev|1983|p=14}}

[[File:1769 map of Poland and Russia in Europe (Facius) 1.jpg|thumb|A part of a map, produced in 1769 by Johann Gottlieb Facius. [[Kyiv]] (labelled "Kiow") and [[Hlukhiv]] ("Gluchow") are shown on the left and right sides respectively.|upright=1.5]]
Berezovsky's place of birth, father's name, and supposed period as a scholar at the [[Kyiv-Mohyla Academy]] in [[Kyiv]], are known only from verbal accounts, and so are not known for certain.<ref name="Yur" />&nbsp;Once-accepted aspects of his life story originate from a largely fictional play by Peter Smirnov, written in 1841, as well as from a novel written in 1844 by the Russian writer [[Nestor Kukolnik]].{{sfn|Ritzarev|2006|p=3}}

It was in the past believed that Berezovsky was born on {{OldStyleDate|27 April|1745|16 April}}, as recalled by a teacher in the Capella in Saint Petersburg. Other 19th-century sources cite different years: 1743, 1742, and even 1725.{{sfn|Ritzarev|1983|p=13}} Since being stated by an encyclopedic dictionary, published in 1836, that Berezovsky was born in around 1745, this year has become the accepted year of his birth. The month and the day of his birth appeared in works by {{Ill|Mikhail Lebedev (writer)|lt=Mikhail Lebedev|ru|Лебедев, Михаил Николаевич (писатель)}} and {{Ill|lt=Mikhail Solovyov|Mikhail Solovyov (writer)|ru|Соловьёв, Михаил Фёдорович}} respectively. It is unclear where their information originated from.{{sfn|Karabits|2021|p=16}}

Berezovsky's birthplace is unknown for certain, but according to many sources was [[Hlukhiv|Glukhov]], at that time the main residence of the [[Hetman of Zaporizhian Host]].{{sfn|Jaffé|2012|p=60}} During the 18th century, Glukhov served as the capital of the [[Cossack Hetmanate]] and the administrative centre of the [[Little Russia Governorate (1764–1781)|Little Russia Governorate]].<ref name="Rud" />