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Canadian historian of Ukrainian descent Roman Mlynowiecki (real name Brzeski) wrote: Hetman Mazepa was one of the leading fighters for the restoration of Ukrainian statehood, and his name is closely associated with this idea.

When considering the tragic figure of the Ukrainian hetman, we should also not exaggerate the dislike or even hatred of the common people for him. This is unfortunate and unfair. This hostility was largely the result of the anti-Mazepa propaganda of Peter the Great and the church, which, under tsarist coercion, anathematised Mazepa.

Let's take into account that Mazepa's archive was burned down in Baturyn, and we can mostly use only documents from Russian archives, which present him as a loyal servant of the tsar, and then as an insidious traitor. The absence of Baturyn's archive has deprived us of the opportunity to better understand his social policy. Therefore, the works of Ukrainian historians in the diaspora are of great importance.