Not only the biography facts, thoughts expressed by the contemporaries or conclusions made by the historians can tell about the life and activity of the hetman Ivan Mazepa. This can be successfully ensured by the antiques of that age. Not so many hetman’s personal things have left.
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On March 25, 2010 in the building of the Museum of History of Poltava Battle (Poltava, Shveds’ka Mohyla, 32) there will the round table conference “Ukrainian constitutionalism: history, lessons learnt and practice” dedicated to the 300-years anniversary since the date of conclusion of the “Pacts and Constitutions of Rights and Freedoms of the Zaporizhian Host” known as the Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk. For participation in the round table, please contact: poltavskabytva@mail.ru.
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On March 10, 2010 in Rivne at the invitation of the local “Prosvita” in the building of the People’s House the scheduled presentation of the publishing project “Hetman” by the publishing house “Tempora” was held. The representatives of the local educational institutions, museums, social society organizations attended the event. The presentation of the objective and content of two-volume book developed into lively exchange of opinions of the researches, education workers, museum workers and all interested participants that once again confirmed the importance of information dissemination about our past among the general public of the Ukrainian society independently of the region, age and social status.

Under the heading “Video and audio” the record of the broadcast “One actor theatre” made by the Ukrainian radio “Culture” and dedicated to the poem in verse “Mazepa” by Volodymyr Sosura appeared. We also invite to watch the video record of performance of “Mazepa” by Ferenc Liszt.
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The sixth issue of the journal “Siveryans’kyi litopys” in 2009 was fully dedicated to the hetman Ivan Mazepa and his times. The issue contains a number of interesting publications, including the articles of V. Stanislavs’kyi “Doctors of Ivan Mazepa”, О. Tarasenko “Image of the hetman Ivan Mazepa in the eulogy from the work “The fleece washed”, А. Hedyo “І. Mazepa hetman’s decrees to the Greeks of Nizhyn town: source analysis”, S. Pavlenko “Portrait of the hetman painted by Zaharyi Samuylovych” etc. For looking through and reading “Siveryans’kyi litopys”, please, go to the link of its site.

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In the nearest several months at the invitation of the local social society organizations, educational institutions and museums, V. Lypyns’kyj Socio-Humanitarian Research Centre and the publishing house “Tempora” with involvement of the leading Ukrainian researchers will organize a series of events covering the discussion of the two-volume book “Hetman”, public reflections on the book and anniversaries of 2008/2009.

At the same time the discussion on the topic: “From Ivan Mazepa to Pylyp Orlyk: issues of the legal heritage” dedicated to 300-years anniversary of 1710 Constitution.
The first scientific seminar will be held on 24 February 2010 in Odessa in the premise of the Historical Department of I. Mechnikov Odessa National University at 14.00 (lecture room 9).
All people who are not indifferent and interested are welcome.

On April 5, 2010 there will be 300 years since the moment of approval of the first Ukrainian Constitution – “Pacts and Constitutions of Rights and Freedoms of the Zaporizhian Host made between the most illustrious master Pylyp Orlyk, newly elected hetman of the Zaporizhian Host, and the General Cossack leaders, colonels and Zaporizhian Host itself, approved by both parties and confirmed by solemn swear of the august hetman at free elections”.
To commemorate this event we made a collection of materials dedicated to the hetman Pylyp Orlyk, spiritual heir of Ivan Mazepa, and to the Constitution itself. The attention paid also to Mazepyntsy (supporters of Mazepa), who found themselves in emigration, sincerely and devotedly presented the Ukrainian idea to the sovereigns of the European countries.

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