Ivan Mazepa: political and cultural figure

Chernihiv Regional State Television and Radio Company, 1999. The program "Chernihiv Region in the Lives of the Famous" tells about the statesmanship, philanthropy, and political activities of Hetman Ivan Mazepa, as well as about the legendary relationship with Motreya Kochubey.

On the video: portraits, seal, coat of arms of Ivan Mazepa; portrait of Peter the Great; portrait of the Swedish King Charles XII; fragment of the documentary film directed by L. Anichkin "Anathema" (1992, Kyivnaukfilm studio, National Cinematheque of Ukraine; in the role of Ivan Mazepa — Bohdan Stupka); portrait of Sultan Ahmed III; Boris and Gleb Cathedral in Chernihiv; Royal Gates in the cathedral; Vvedenskaya refectory church as part of the Trinity Monastery in Chernihiv; iconostasis with the coat of arms of Mazepa; building of the Chernihiv Collegium; bell tower of the Trinity Cathedral; the program screensavers feature images of russian figures

Olga Travkina, the chief keeper of the National Architectural and Historical Reserve "Ancient Chernihiv", talks about the contribution of Hetman Ivan Mazepa to the development, in particular, of Ukrainian education.

The program was produced by Tetyana Kotsyura, Oleksandr Dovbenko, Valeriy Tsyrkun, Oksana Rozhkova, Valeriy Marakhonko, and Larysa Fashchuk.