Ісак Прохорович Мазепа (1884 – 1952)

• Published in: Сiверянський лiтопис
• Date: 2017
• Main Author: Половець, В.
• Format: Article
• Language: Ukrainian
• Published: Інститут української археографії та джерелознавства ім. М.С. Грушевського НАН України 2017
• Subjects: Розвідки
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/129763
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Ісак Прохорович Мазепа (1884 – 1952) / В. Половець // Сiверянський лiтопис. — 2017. — № 5. — С. 149-155. — Бібліогр.: 19 назв. — укр.

Стаття присвячена Ісаку Прохоровичу Мазепі – українському політичному і громадському діячеві, голові уряду Директорії та одночасно міністру внутрішніх справ
 цього уряду. Завдяки своїм здібностям він з міщанської сім’ї козацького походження
 зміг закінчити семінарію і Санкт-Петербурзький університет, а в часи Української
 Центральної Ради і Директорії активно працювати на революцію. Статья посвящается Исаку Прохоровичу Мазепе – украинскому политическому и
 общественному деятелю, председателю правительства Директории и одновременно
 министру внутренних дел этого правительства. Благодаря своим способностям, он
 из мещанской семьи казацкого происхождения смог окончить семинарию и Санкт-Петербургский университет, а во время Украинской Центральной Рады и Директории активно работать на революцию. Issac Prokhorovych Mazepa was born on 16 August 1884 in the village of Kostodobriv,
 Novhorod-Siverskyi Uyezd (District), Chernihiv Governate (Region). The family was large
 and had many children. This petty bourgeois family was of Cossacks descent. The father
 worked hard in his wealthy household. Isaac’s elder brother Karpo helped the father. Younger
 brother Kalenik immigrated to America before the break of the World War I. No information
 is available on the lives of Issac’s younger brothers and his sister. Upon graduation from the
 bursa, Isaac studied at Chernihiv seminary. In 1904, he became a student of Saint-Petersburg
 University. Although he studied at the natural sciences faculty, he also was interested in
 philosophy, history, and economic sciences. During his study at the university, Isaac became
 an activist of the Ukrainian Social Democratic Party that involved him in revolutionary
 events of 1917-1921.
 Issac Mazepa was the Internal Minister in the Directoria government. In 1919, by the
 order of the Directoria, he was appointed the Prime Minister while at the same time keeping
 the position of the Internal Minister. Under the Bolsheviks’ pressure, however, the Directoria
 actually fell. I.Mazepa stayed in the office of the Prime-Minister till 28 May 1920. After
 resignation, he left for abroad. He worked as a lecturer at the Ukrainian Free University in
 Prague, and as a professor at the Technical Economic Institute in Bavaria. I.Mazepa died on
 18 March 1952 and was buried in Augsburg, Germany.
 His legacy of licentiate agronomist includes also a collection of interesting historical and
 political works on national liberation struggle of the Ukrainian people during the period of
 Central Rada and Hetmanate.