IVAN STEPANOVYCH MAZEPA-KOLODYNSKI – THE EMBODIMENT OF EPOS OF THE UKRAINIAN SPIRITUAL RENEWAL OF KOZATSTVO
Journal Title: Історичний архів. Наукові студії - Year 2016, Vol 0, Issue 17
Abstract
For more than 300 years, some historician have considered the Ukrainian warlord and diplomat Ivan Mazepa as a traitor. The impulse to consider this myth was caused by a declaration of anathema on him by the order of Peter I the Great. On the basis of analysis of the collected historical material a manysidedness of this extraordinary politician, his struggle against the oppression of his people and his struggle for national liberation is shown in the article. This publication is intended to dispel one of the long-existing myths made by the Russian historiography. At the same time, author knows that hetman’s personality was sufficiently controversial and that’s why opinions of the Ukrainian and Russian historicians as for evaluation of his personality are different. The author came to the conclusion that not only Russian historicians have the right to their own vision of Ivan Mazepa, but also the Ukrainian historicians consider him as a national hero, who made an unsuccessful attempt to slip the imperial collar, that is fair enough. Except for the usual publications involved in the discussions about the personality of this hetman, we used studies of the western specialists, who assume neutral (not prejudiced) attitude. They assess a situation around the Battle of Poltava and «treason» of the hetman in a more deliberate manner. The historicians of different countries don’t give «a certain political complexion» to Mazepa’s act, and draw attention to the fact that non-compliance with bilateral agreements was typical both for Cossacks since the time of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, and the Moscow rulers, who interpreted the separate paragraphs in their own way. Obviously, this factor was one of impulses that caused the decisive steps of Mazepa towards the union with the Swedish king Charles XII. It should be noted that the figures of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Ivan Mazepa, Symon Petliura are the symbols of the Ukrainian nation, some kind of milestones in the struggle for independence, and under the conditions of the Russian aggression at the eastern boundaries of the state they are an example of self-sacrifice for the sake of own choice. Anyway, that is our opinion based on consideration of available information obtained from the Ukrainian press and scientific researches.
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Henrietta Gette
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