Released:
2003-11-14

Overview:
During an interesting era in the history of Eastern Europe when Russia, under Peter the Great, and Sweden, under King Charles XII, struggled for power, Ukraine was the pawn in the middle. In 1709, Ivan Mazepa, Hetman of Ukraine, which was part of the Russian Empire, signed a pact with the Swedish king promising to support Sweden in its war against Russia provided that Ukraine was given its independence.

Director:
Yurii Illienko

Runtime:
2h 34min

Genre:
History, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Bohdan Stupka
  as
  Hetman Mazepa
• 
  Liudmyla Yefymenko
  as
  Liubov Kochubei
• 
  Nikita Dzhigurda
  as
  King Charles XII
• 
  Viacheslav Dovzhenko
  as
  Tsar Peter I
• 
  Viktor Demertash
  as
  Judge General Kochubei