{"id":23313,"date":"2026-06-29T08:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T05:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=23313"},"modified":"2026-06-29T08:36:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T05:36:34","slug":"zaharova-pamyatnik-mazepi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/world\/zaharova-pamyatnik-mazepi\/","title":{"rendered":"Zakharova criticised the initiative to erect a monument to Ivan Mazepa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"news-lead\">Maria Zakharova, the official spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy\u2019s initiative to erect a monument to Hetman Ivan Mazepa on Taras Shevchenko Avenue in Kyiv.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\">\n<div class=\"summary-title\">Briefly about the main points<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Zakharova described the idea of a monument to Mazepa as \u00absad and ridiculous\u00bb.<\/li>\n<li>She claims that Taras Shevchenko had a negative view of Mazepa.<\/li>\n<li>Mazepa is a symbol of the struggle for Ukrainian statehood.<\/li>\n<li>Russia is using the figure of Mazepa in its anti-Ukrainian propaganda.<\/li>\n<li>The monument forms part of the process of decolonisation in Ukraine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Zakharova\u2019s reaction to Ukraine\u2019s initiative<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Maria Zakharova<\/strong>, a spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, commented on Ukraine\u2019s plans to establish <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/suspilstvo\/pamyatnyk-mazepi-v-kyyevi\/\">monument to Hetman Ivan Mazepa<\/a>. In her Telegram post, she described this initiative as \u00absad and ridiculous\u00bb. According to Zakharova, Ukrainians are allegedly being \u00abfed lies\u00bb, and Taras Shevchenko himself, in her view, had a negative attitude towards Mazepa.<\/p>\n<p>Zakharova referred to the poem \u00abIrzhavets\u00bb and folk songs recorded by Shevchenko, in which the hetman is portrayed in a negative light. These statements highlight how the figure of Mazepa remains a subject of controversy between Ukraine and Russia.<\/p>\n<h2>The historical context of Mazepa\u2019s life<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%86%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ivan Mazepa<\/a> \u2014 one of the most famous Ukrainian hetmans, who in 1708 rose up against Tsar Peter I of Moscow in support of King Charles XII of Sweden. In the Russian Empire, Mazepa was traditionally portrayed as a \u00abtraitor\u00bb, whereas in Ukraine he is increasingly regarded as a politician who sought autonomy and statehood.<\/p>\n<h2>Decolonisation and the restoration of historical memory<\/h2>\n<p>Plans to erect a monument to Mazepa in Kyiv form part of a wider process <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/politics\/budanov-ukrayinska-identychnist\/\">decolonisation<\/a> and the return of Ukrainian historical figures to the public sphere. Since the outbreak of the full-scale war, Ukraine has been actively removing symbols of the Russian imperial legacy, whilst reviving the memory of those who fought for Ukrainian independence.<\/p>\n<h2>Why it matters<\/h2>\n<p>Zakharova\u2019s reaction demonstrates that the Russian authorities perceive Ukraine\u2019s historical policy as a threat to their own imperial narratives. The controversy surrounding Mazepa remains part of the information war between Ukraine and Russia, in which historical memory has become a key battleground.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u041c\u0430\u0440\u0456\u044f \u0417\u0430\u0445\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430, \u043e\u0444\u0456\u0446\u0456\u0439\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0438\u0446\u044f \u041c\u0417\u0421 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0456\u0457, \u0440\u043e\u0437\u043a\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u0456\u043d\u0456\u0446\u0456\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0432\u0443 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0437\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0438 \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440\u0430 \u0417\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0449\u043e\u0434\u043e \u0432\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u043f\u0430\u043c\u2019\u044f\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0430 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