A Hero of Mazeppism (Old and New)

The "old" Mazeppism was the movement for Ukrainian independence (late 19th century-early 20th century).

The Ukrainian-born Russian writer N. V. Gogol became identified with that movement due to his deep sympathies for his homeland.

But there is much about Gogol, as a writer and a literary personality, that resonates with "new" Mazeppism.

Anyone who identifies with republican independence from empire is a Mazeppist fellow traveler whether they know it or not...