Poltava battle became one of the hottest topics of the Ukrainian-Russian relations and discussions on a common history.For a long time the name of Ivan Mazepa (one of the key actors of this historic episode) personified apostasy and betrayal.The unique character of this negative assessment is hardly questioned in the Tsarist and Soviet times.Is that from the very very small groups that did not have public sympathy.However, the collapse of the Soviet Union and the birth of national statehood in Ukraine and Russia triggered the emergence of new ideological views.Activities of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Poltava battle, historical portraits of Simon Petlyura, Peter Skoropadsky and other personalities were completely rethought in the new Ukrainian historiography.It has caused and continues to cause opposition of the Russian side, where a revision of this kind was considered a distortion of actual events.
Battle of Poltava
ordinary activities are of Ivan Mazepa as the story of a man who came to power thanks to the indulgence of Alexei Mikhailovich.It is believed that it has strengthened its influence through patronage Poroshenko.However, during severe for the Russian Northern War Mazeppa went into the enemy camp of Charles XII.In turn, the modern Ukrainian researchers introduce a number of significant details in a picture of this relationship.Among others there are facts about the plans of Peter I to reduce and eliminate all future hetman government in Ukraine.With that, for the Cossack elite agreement in 1654 was presented as a union overlord and vassal maintaining broad liberties of the Cossacks, but not the complete subjugation.Ignoring the interests of the Ukrainian side in the negotiations with the Polish king, who had been promised a portion of the lost land not so long ago, and did not add to the popularity of the king.
critical point was the refusal of Peter I of providing military assistance to the Ukrainians at the time of battle, when the Swedish side had approached the rapids of the Dnieper.You can bring a lot of arguments "for" and "against."Be that as it may, the Battle of Poltava (date her - June 27, 1709) was lost by the Swedes and Mazepa.And the story is known to be written by the victors.
value of National Remembrance
Many people stopped believing in the national idea, because the term in recent years has become very common and inappropriately consumed journalists and public figures.But the Battle of Poltava in 1709 has not lost its significance and was very important for the acquisition of Ukrainian statehood and self-identity.Because the foundation of any nation except the origin, a common language and culture, is also a historical memory: the unity of views of the members of the national community to the events of the past tragedy and triumph, folk heroes.The central event of this form of collective memory model of the folk community.
For example, among modern Jews realized model of people-the victims.The central events of their history and the Holocaust is the key to unity, and a number of other adverse events that were experienced and overcome by the Jews.In turn, in the Soviet state and partly in modern Russia one of the most important instruments of unification of the nation becomes a glorification of the Great Patriotic War and the victory in it.
For today's Ukrainian ideologues and leaders of the People's extremely important to find a uniform for the whole country heroes.Or create them.The latter is also quite acceptable and is often used.For example, Alexander Nevsky - a positive figure for any Russian person, even if he is not familiar with his exploits.
Despite the findings of modern researchers that the Battle on the Ice, obviously, did not have such significance, as it was a long time attributed to the domestic historiography of modern identity for the Russian nation over the image important than the actual events that occurred in 1242.In the end, we still celebrate on February 23, believing according to social stereotypes, his day of glory of the Red Army.Although the documents it is not.
example, Bogdan Khmelnitsky - one of the few characters who recognize both Western and Eastern Ukraine, having different ideology.Here it is only the first - a fighter against national oppression, and the second - with the class what it did in Soviet historiography.Interestingly, for the above-mentioned Jews and he did antihero guilty of large-scale massacres and killings of their people.Since the Battle of Poltava, which is important for both peoples more as a symbol, not a real historical event that gives rise to mutual misunderstanding.
