Dated: January 8, 1995
Mayor and Chamber of Commerce
Village of Mazeppa
Mazeppa, Minnesota
Gentlemen,
We, the Village Council and people of Mazepyntsi, Ukraine wish to invite you to form a bond of friendship—a sister-village relationship, based on the common origin of our name and because both of our villages are agricultural in nature.
Our village is located in the state or oblast of Kyiv (Kiev), the county or raion of Bila Tserkva about a hundred kilometers fro Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.
It was founded in the seventeenth century by the grandfather of the chief of the Ukrainian Cossack state, Hetman Ivan Mazepa (1687-1709), for whom both are villages are named. Our village has a population of one thousand who live in three hundred houses and our people cultivate sugar beets, plant wheat and potatoes and raise cattle.
Recently we have helped to erect a monument to our most illustrious son, the leader of the Cossack State Ivan Mazepa. At this dedication ceremony, the ambassador of the United States, Mr. William Miller has graciously consented to aid in the realization of our project. Now, therefore, we are asking for your consent to such a bond between our villages in principle and to look for ways to visit each other’s villages, exchange students and maybe even farmers for a period of time to get to know each other better.
Our best wishes to you and the people of Mazeppa in the New Year.
Anatolii Karpenko, head of the Village Council
Our address: Ukraine-Kyiv Oblast
Bila Tserkva raion
Village of Mazepyntsi
Post Office DROZDY
Anatolii Karpenko
***October, 1959 Mazeppa, Mn. – Ukrainian Festival-1000 people attended
