Mazepa. The Hero with a Thousand Faces in Ukrainian History

Ivan Mazepa. “Hetman of Ukraine on both banks of the Dnipro” for over 20 years. One of the most famous and at the same time most controversial figures in Cossack history.
From diplomacy and political intrigue to the Northern War and internal conflicts. In his book, historian Viktor Horobets analyzes the evolution of the hetman's power and relations with the elders, relations with the Zaporozhian Sich, foreign policy contacts and dramatic events of the last years of Mazepa's era - up to the transition to the side of the Swedes and the Poltava catastrophe itself. The author analyzes the motives and historical circumstances that influenced the hetman's decision, drawing his frank portrait against the backdrop of the era.
Viktor Horobets is a doctor of historical sciences, professor, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine; head of the social history sector of the Institute of History of Ukraine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.