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Mazepa Family
The Mazepa family ( uk , Мазепа) was a noble Ruthenian/Ukrainian family. Their origin can be traced back to 1544, when the Ukrainian '' szlachtych'' Mykola Mazepa-Koledynski was given a ''khutor'' (farmstead) Kamyanets (which later grew to become the village of Mazepyntsi) by King Sigismund I for his duty. Mykola Mazepa-Koledynski had two grandsons: * Fedir Mykhaylovych Mazepa – a Cossack ''otaman''. He fought against the Poles together with Hryhory Loboda, Severyn Nalyvaiko & Krzysztof Kosiński. Later he was caught and together with Severyn Nalyvaiko was executed in Warsaw. * Stepan-Adam Mazepa. His spouse Maryna Mazepa (died 1707) of Mokiev descent became a nun and later hegumenia of the in Kiev. They had a son, Ivan, and a daughter, who later married Andrew Voynorovskiy. Notable members * Ivan Mazepa (1639–1709) – Hetman of Zaporizhian Host (1687–1709) * Andriy Voynarovsky (1689-1740) - nephew and heir of Ivan Mazepa, member of the Zaporozhian Army * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krzysztof Kosiński
Krzysztof Kosiński, also Kryshtof Kosynsky ''Encyclopedia of Ukraine'', vol. 2 (1989) of Rawicz Coat of Arms ( uk, Криштоф Косинський, ''Kryshtof Kosynsky''; pl, Krzysztof Kosiński; 1545 – 1593) was a Cossack noble from the Podlachia region. He was a colonel of the Registered Cossacks and self-proclaimed |
Mykola Mazepa
Mykola ( uk, Мико́ла, Mykóla, ) is a Slavic variant, more specifically a Ukrainian variant, of the masculine name " Nicholas", meaning "victory of the people". It may refer to: People *Mykola Arkas (1853–1909), Ukrainian composer, writer, historian, and cultural activist *Mykola Avilov (born 1948), Ukrainian Soviet decathlete, competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics *Mykola Azarov (born 1947), Ukrainian politician, Prime Minister of Ukraine from 2010 to 2014 *Mykola Babak (born 1954) is a Ukrainian artist, writer, publisher, and art collector * Mykola Bahlay (born 1976), Ukrainian football forward * Mykola Bakay (1931–1998), Ukrainian singer, composer, poet, author and Soviet dissident *Mykola Balan, Ukrainian military official, Lieutenant General, a commander of the National Guard of Ukraine *Mykola Bazhan (1904–1983), Soviet Ukrainian writer, poet and politician * Mykola Belokurov (1926–2006), Soviet middle-distance runner *Mykola Berezutskiy (born 1937), U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kostobobriv
Kostobobriv ( uk, Костобобрів; russian: link=no, Костобобров) is a village in Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion (district) of Chernihiv Oblast (province) in northern Ukraine. It belongs to Semenivka urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Description The village is located on Kosta River, a left tributary of Revna south from the Russia–Ukraine border. Kostobobriv was first founded in 1200. It is located near the Ugli Railroad Station, the second railroad station in the entire district. Until 18 July 2020, Kostobobriv belonged to Semenivka Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernihiv Oblast to five. The area of Semenivka Raion was merged into Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion. See also * Russia–Ukraine border The Russia–Ukraine border is the international state border between the Russian Federation and Ukraine. Over land, the border outlines five oblasts (regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Politkovskaya
Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya (;, ; uk, Ганна Степанівна Політковська , 30 August 1958 – 7 October 2006) was a Russian journalist and human rights activist, who reported on political events in Russia, in particular, the Second Chechen War (1999–2005). It was her reporting from Chechnya that made Politkovskaya's national and international reputation. For seven years, she refused to give up reporting on the war despite numerous acts of intimidation and violence. Politkovskaya was arrested by Russian military forces in Chechnya and subjected to a mock execution. She was poisoned while flying from Moscow via Rostov-on-Don to help resolve the 2004 Beslan school hostage crisis, and had to turn back, requiring careful medical treatment in Moscow to restore her health. Her post-1999 articles about conditions in Chechnya were turned into books several times; Russian readers' main access to her investigations and publications was through ''Novaya Gaze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of Ukraine
The prime minister of Ukraine ( uk, Прем'єр-міністр України, ) is the head of government of Ukraine. The prime minister presides over the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which is the highest body of the executive branch of the Ukrainian government. The position replaced the Soviet post of chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR, which was established on March 25, 1946. Since Ukrainian independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, there have been sixteen prime ministers,Eugenia Tymoshenko: the fight to save my mother Yulia '''' (23 September 2012) or twenty, counting acting prime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaak Mazepa
Isaak Prokhorovych Mazepa ( uk, Ісаак Прохорович Мазепа) (16 August 1884, Kostobobriv – 18 March 1952, Augsburg) was a Ukrainian politician. He was a Head of the Government of Ukrainian People’s Republic from August 1919 to May 1920, and one of the central figures of the Ukrainian revolution (1917-1921). Early life and education Isaak Mazepa was born on 16 August 1884 in Kostobobriv village, Chernihiv province, Russian Empire. His father, Prokhor Mazepa, was a burgher of Cossack origin. He send his son to study at the Novgorod-Siversky Bursa, and later at the Chernihiv Theological Seminary, where Mazepa first got acquainted with the works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, and received a reputation of a Social Democrat. However Mazepa did not want to become a priest and began to prepare for admission to the Faculty of Natural Sciences of St. Petersburg University. In 1904, he entered St. Petersburg University. From 1905, Mazepa was a member of the Revo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andriy Voynarovsky
Andriy Ivanovych Voynarovsky (1689 - 1740) was a member of the Zaporozhian Army during 1701–1716. He is the nephew and heir of Hetman Ivan Mazepa through his maternal line. Biography Andriy is the son of the nobleman Jan Voynarovsky from his second marriage to Oleksandra Mazepa, the sister of Hetman Ivan Mazepa. He was brought up at the hetman's court of his uncle. He studied at the Kyiv-Mohyla Collegium and the University of Dresden (Saxony). For some time he was at the court of King Augustus II the Strong. He was captain of the Zaporozhian Army, owner of large estates in Left-bank Ukraine, trustee of the hetman, an active participant in his anti-Moscow actions. In 1708, with Mazepa and a group of officers, he sided with King Charles XII of Sweden. After the defeat of the Swedes in the Battle of Poltava in 1709, he emigrated to Bender (Principality of Moldova), and from there to Germany. He was considered a Cossack senior officer as one of the contenders for the hetm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hetman Of Zaporizhian Host
The Hetman of the Zaporizhian Host ( uk, Гетьман Війська Запорозького, la, Cosaccorum Zaporoviesium Supremus Belli Dux) was the head of state of the Cossack Hetmanate in what is now Ukraine. The office was disestablished by the Russian government in 1764. Brief history The position was established by Bohdan Khmelnytsky during the Cossack Hetmanate in the mid 17th century. During that period the office was electoral. All elections, except for the first one, took place in the Senior Council in Chyhyryn which, until 1669, served as the capital of the Hetmanate. After the council in Pereyaslav of 1654, several senior cossacks sided with the Tsardom of Russia and, in 1663, they staged the "Black Council" (''Chorna Rada'') in Nizhyn which elected Ivan Briukhovetsky as an alternative hetman. Since the defeat of Petro Doroshenko in 1669, the title hetman was adapted by pro-Russian elected hetmans who resided in Baturyn. In the course of the Great Northern War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiev
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe. Kyiv is an important industrial, scientific, educational, and cultural center in Eastern Europe. It is home to many high-tech industries, higher education institutions, and historical landmarks. The city has an extensive system of public transport and infrastructure, including the Kyiv Metro. The city's name is said to derive from the name of Kyi, one of its four legendary founders. During its history, Kyiv, one of the oldest cities in Eastern Europe, passed through several stages of prominence and obscurity. The city probably existed as a commercial center as early as the 5th century. A Slavic settlement on the great trade route between Scandinavia and Constantinople, Kyiv was a tributary of the Khazars, until its capture by the Varangian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hegumenia
Hegumen, hegumenos, or igumen ( el, ἡγούμενος, trans. ), is the title for the head of a monastery in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches, similar to the title of abbot. The head of a convent of nuns is called a hegumenia or igumeni ( el, ἡγουμένη). The term means "the one who is in charge", "the leader" in Greek. Overview Initially the title was applied to the head of any monastery. After 1874, when the Russian monasteries were reformed and classified into three classes, the title of ''hegumen'' was reserved only for the lowest, third class. The head of a monastery of the second or first class holds the rank of archimandrite. In the Greek Catholic Church, the head of all monasteries in a certain territory is called the ''protohegumen''. The duties of both hegumen and archimandrite are the same, archimandrite being considered the senior dignity of the two. In the Russian Orthodox Church the title of Hegumen may be granted as an honorary title to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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