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  "id": 3987519,
  "title": "Ivan Mazepa — Ukraine's hero, Russia's devil",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/ivan-mazepa-ukraines-hero-russias-devil",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T15:23:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/ivan-mazepa-ukraines-hero-russias-devil/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ivan Mazepa, a man of many worlds, is revered in Ukraine as a hero and reviled in Russia as a traitor. Born in 1639 to a noble family near Kyiv, Mazepa began his career at the Polish royal court, later serving as a diplomat and studying at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. He navigated the turbulent political landscape of Ukraine, caught between the Polish-dominated west and Moscow-dominated east, becoming hetman of the Hetmanate in 1687. Under Mazepa's leadership, the Hetmanate enjoyed a period of stability and prosperity, with significant cultural and architectural achievements. However, his alliance with Russian Tsar Peter I ultimately led to his downfall when he rose against the Russian Empire, a rebellion that came to symbolize Ukraine's struggle for independence. Despite his complex legacy, Mazepa's role in shaping Ukrainian culture and identity remains significant.",
  "summary": "'From Bohdan Khmelnytsky to Ivan Mazepa, there were no hetmans.' This old, hyperbolic Ukrainian saying shows just how large Mazepa looms in the region's history. A man of many worlds, the Orthodox nobleman born near Kyiv climbed from the Polish royal court and studies in Western Europe to become hetman — a military and political leader of the Ukrainian Cossack Hetmanate, a state that once spanned…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}