By Π―Π²ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ Π.Π.
Π―Π²ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ Π.Π., 2017
XVII Π²Π΅ΠΊ Π±ΡΠ» ΠΎΡΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½Π½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π°ΠΌΠΈ Π»ΠΎΡΠ»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΡΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΡΠΈΡ Π³Π΅ΡΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ² ΠΈ ΡΠ»ΡΡ ΡΡ, ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡΠΈΡ Π½Π° ΡΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ½Ρ ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΡ ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ² ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠ»ΠΈΠΊΡΠΎΠ². Π ΡΡΠΎΡ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ΄ Π²ΠΎΠ·ΡΠ°ΡΡΠ°Π»ΠΎ Π·Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΊΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ° ΠΠ°Π·Π΅ΠΏΡ, ΠΈΠ·Π±ΡΠ°Π½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π³Π΅ΡΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΎΠΌ Π² 1685 Π³ΠΎΠ΄Ρ. ΠΠ°Π·Π°Π»ΠΎΡΡ, Π΅ΠΌΡ ΡΠ΄Π°Π»ΠΎΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΡ ΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΠΈΠΌΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΈ, ΠΎΠ΄Π½Π°ΠΊΠΎ ΡΡΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ²Π΅Π»ΠΎ ΠΊ Π²Π΅ΡΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅ Π½Π°ΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠ½Π΅ ΠΠΎΠ»ΡΠ°Π²ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π±ΠΈΡΠ²Ρ. Π‘ΡΠ°Π²ΠΊΠ° ΠΠ°Π·Π΅ΠΏΡ Π½Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅Π΄Ρ ΡΠ²Π΅Π΄ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΠ»Ρ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π»Π° Π΄ΡΠ°ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡ Π΄Π»Ρ Π²ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ Π΄Π½Π΅ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π°.
D.I. Yavornytsky, 2017
The 17th century was marked by continuous shifts in allegiance among Cossack hetmans and nobility, who moved between various conflict participants. Colonel Mazepa's significance grew, leading to his election as hetman in 1685. He appeared to have brought the Cossacks into service of a new empire, but this culminated in a treacherous betrayal on the eve of the Battle of Poltava. Mazepa's gamble on the Swedish king's victory had profound consequences for the entire Dnieper Cossackdom.