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The publication contains the fourth of Bohdan Lepkyi's historical novels that make up the trilogy (as defined by the author) «Mazepa». In fact, there are five stories. And although they consistently reproduce the chronology of events, each of them has an independent meaning, and therefore was published by the author separately. The protagonist of all five stories is the Ukrainian hetman Ivan Mazepa (1639-1709), whose ultimate goal was to establish the statehood of Ukraine. The novels chronologically continue the story of the life and deeds of the famous hetman during the Battle of Poltava - before and after its completion.

Bohdan Lepky's contribution to the Ukrainian literary heritage is difficult to overestimate. His unsurpassed works "Motrya", "Flower of Happiness", "Poltava" and others, about 30 collections of poetry, as well as journalistic articles, children's fairy tales and poems have become a real heritage of Ukrainian culture.