Pavlo Skoropadsky — Hetman of the Ukrainian State

National Television and Radio Company of Ukraine, 2008.

The film "The Last Hetman. Fulfillment of a Dream" is dedicated to the biography of the Hetman of Ukraine Pavlo Skoropadsky.

On the video: black-and-white chronicles of the early 20th century, revolutionary events; a portrait of Pavlo Skoropadsky, a photo of the town of Wiesbaden, where he was born, photos with his family; the family estate in Trostyantsy, Pryluky district, Poltava region; Pavlo Skoropadsky's wife, various photos of the Hetman; a meeting in Berlin between Pavlo Skoropadsky and Kaiser Wilhelm II; the honorary Order of the Red Eagle is demonstrated.

The film uses materials from the Central State Film, Photo and Phono Archive of Ukraine named after G. S. Pshenichny.

Reference: Pavlo Skoropadsky — Ukrainian statesman and military figure, lieutenant general of the Russian Imperial Army; Hetman of the Ukrainian State from April 29 to December 14, 1918. As head of state, he carried out institutional reforms (founding the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, universities, and a network of gymnasiums), relied on an administrative-authoritarian model, and in foreign policy interacted with the states of the Quadruple Alliance. The collapse of the regime was caused by the defeat of Germany and Austria-Hungary, the unresolved agrarian issue, and broad opposition, which led to his abdication on December 14, 1918. In exile, he led the hetman movement and supported the scientific and cultural initiatives of the Ukrainian diaspora.