Ukraine–Sweden: At the Crossroads of History (XVII–XVIII Centuries) was shown in 2008–2009 at the National Museum of Ukrainian History in Kyiv to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Swedish–Ukrainian alliance, the Battle of Poltava and the death of Hetman Ivan Mazepa. The exhibition received widespread acclaim and won second prize among all Ukraine's exhibitions in 2008. The king of Sweden traveled to Kyiv for the exhibition's opening.

In the July 9 Wall Street Journal article by Adrian Karatnycky and Professor Alexander J. Motyl, the authors argue that, to this day, Hetman Mazepa and the Battle of Poltava are a thorn in Russia's side. They conclude that "the contemporary battle over the meaning of Poltava is as significant as the Battle of Poltava was three centuries ago."

Ukraine–Sweden: At the Crossroads of History is a living historical document demonstrating to the American public and the younger generation of Ukrainian Americans that the battle to preserve Ukraine's independence was already being fought, by Hetman Mazepa and his troops, 300 years ago.

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