Ivan Mazepa
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Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa was a Ukrainian military, political, and civic leader who served as the Hetman of the Zaporizhian Host and the Left-bank Ukraine in 1687–1708. The historical events of Mazepa's life have inspired many literary, artistic and musical works. He was famous as a patron of the arts.
Ivan Mazepa
A plate showing Mazepa's coat of arms, once placed on the Chernihiv college.
Painting Mazeppa and the Wolves by Horace Vernet (1826) showing a naked Mazepa tied to a horse.
"Ivan Mazepa, Supreme War Prince of Zaporizhian Cossacks"
Hetman of the Zaporizhian Host
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The Hetman of the Zaporizhian Host was the head of state of the Cossack Hetmanate. The office was abolished by the Russian government in 1764.
Hetman of the Zaporizhian Host
Image: B Chmielnicki
Image: Ivan Vyhovsky (Portrait, 19th century, after restoration)
Image: Pavlo Teterya