 Panteleimon Kulish was the first person known to translate the whole of the Bible into the modern Ukrainian language and was also the first to write historical novels in Ukrainian.His most famous contribution in this field was the novel "Chorna Rada" (The Black Council) which was set in Cossack times.Kulish was also active in historical writing, composing a brief history of Ukraine in verse (under the title "Ukraina") and a much larger "History of the Reunification of Rus" in three volumes.