Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa was a Ukrainian military, political, and civic leader who served as hetman of the Cossack Hetmanate in 1687–1709. His long and stable rule was marked by economical and politica
Mazepa in 1706
Maryna Mokiievska, later known as Mariia Mahdalena, Mazepa's mother
Mazepa's coat of arms, originally installed on the façade of Chernihiv Collegium
Mazeppa and the Wolves by Horace Vernet (1826) showing a naked Mazepa tied to a horse
The Ruin is a historical term introduced by the Cossack chronicle writer Samiilo Velychko for the political situation in Ukrainian history during the second half of the 17th century.
Division of Ukrainian lands according to the Treaty of Andrusovo (1667)
Mention of "Ukrainian State" (Polish: Ukrainskie Panstwo) in the text of the Treaty of Buchach