Museum of Hetmanship

Kyiv


This small museum is devoted to Ukrainian hetmans, the military commanders of the Ukrainian Cossack State. Set in a stone house built at the beginning of the 18th century, it has several expositions dedicated to the life of the most famous hetmans, Ivan Mazepa, Pylyp Orlyk and Pavlo Skoropadsky. All sections include information in English.


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