Russia s most infamous traitors
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1. Ivan Mazepa
Portrait of Ivan Mazepa. Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum
Ivan Mazepa was one of the few people who enjoyed Peter the Great s unconditional trust. As hetman (ruler) of Left-bank Ukraine, which was then part of Russia, he faithfully served the Russian monarch for many years, and for which he received the highest state award - the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle – from the hands of the tsar himself.
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