On March 22, 2023, as part of the events dedicated to the anniversary of the birthday of Hetman of Ukraine Ivan Mazepa, researchers of the Museum of the History of the Battle of Poltava held a multimedia lecture for students majoring in "Information, Library and Archive Affairs" of the National University "Poltava Polytechnic named after Yurii Kondratiuk".
During the lecture, the speakers talked about the life of Ivan Mazepa, his state policy and the struggle for freedom and independence of Ukraine. In addition, the audience of the lecture had the opportunity to get acquainted with two rare editions from the collections of the Poltava Battlefield State Historical and Cultural Reserve library: "Chronicle" of the chancellor of the Zaporizhzhia Army during the times of Hetman Mazepa Samiilo Velychko (modern edition 2020) and a facsimile edition (2021) of the printed Mazepa Arabic Gospel in 1708 in the Syrian city of Aleppo.
