Under the heading “Museum” a new publication dedicated to the antiques from Mazepa age kept by the museums all over the world appeared.

The heading “Social and political essays” is completed with two published articles: “Magic circle of Poltava anniversaries” by Olga Kovalevska and “Relations of Ivan Mazepa with Walachia and Moldova authorities» by Vyacheslav Stanislavs’kyi.

Music and movie section update: sharing with found movies “Between two abysses“ by К. Krasniy and “Ivan Mazepa“ by D. Zhuravlev. Additionally, you can easily download the album of Mykola Budnyk “Hey, at the Black Sea“ which contains historical song about Mazepa and Palyi.
We do not encourage the piracy. If you like the download, please buy the original product.

In mid May 2010 Vadym Romanovych Viksnin, noted violin maker, musician, member of the Ukrainian Music Union, member of the Association of artists-makers of the strings and bow instruments got in contact with us. He informed us that he made a replica of the hetman Ivan Mazepa’s torban and he has an intent to hand over this musical instrument to one of the Ukrainian museums and he asked us to support him in this issue. More…

The monument to the hetman Ivan Mazepa in Poltava was not finally erected to the Ukraine Independence Day. The city authorities yet again deceived the people and the activists of the Ukrainian social society organizations and movements which expected the appearance of the memorial.

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Under the heading “Library” “Social and political essays” the article of О. М. Dzuba “Did the hetman Ivan Mazepa write the letters to Motrya Kochubeyivna?” appeared. Look the article here.

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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