Prepared to mark the 350th anniversary of Hetman Pylyp Orlyk, this volume presents a unique collection of historical sources related to Pylyp Orlyk, Ivan Mazepa, and their political circle. The book includes correspondence between the hetmans and prominent European political and state figures, shedding light on diplomatic negotiations aimed at forming an anti-Moscow coalition.

The documents provide valuable insight into the political situation in the Hetmanate, the realities of everyday life during Mazepa’s era, and the fate of the Mazepists after the defeat of their struggle for independence. A significant portion of the sources is published here for the first time and was previously unknown not only to the general public but also to professional historians. Other documents are presented in revised and corrected versions, eliminating errors found in earlier publications.

This edition represents an important contribution to the study of early modern Ukrainian statehood and will be of interest to scholars as well as all readers interested in the history of Ukraine.

216 pages. Hardcover.