The Lebedyn Executions (1708–1709)

Mass investigation, torture, and public executions of Mazepa's supporters among the Cossack starshyna and the population, aimed at suppressing opposition and terrorizing the region[1].

ID: C0013
Start:  November 1708
End:  January 1709
Version: 1.0
Created: 24 April 2026
Last Modified: 24 April 2026

Actors

ID Name Description
G0008 Tsardom of Muscovy

Systematic destruction of the Cossack starshyna who had supported Mazepa, through torture and executions, to eliminate the political leadership[1].

Techniques Used

ID Name Use
T0021 Neutralization of the Opposition

Systematic destruction of the Cossack starshyna who had supported Mazepa, through torture and executions, to eliminate the political leadership[1].

T0022 Terror

Public executions and torture in Lebedyn, aimed at the total intimidation of the population and the suppression of any support for the uprising[1].

Instruments

ID Name Description
S0017 Secret Police and Security Services

Systematic destruction of the Cossack starshyna who had supported Mazepa, through torture and executions, to eliminate the political leadership[1].

References

  1. Татьяна Таирова-Яковлева. (2011). ИВАН МАЗЕПА И РОССИЙСКАЯ ИМПЕРИЯ ИСТОРИЯ «ПРЕДАТЕЛЬСТВА».