thumb|Petro Franko wearing a Mazepynka, 1918 A Mazepynka (), plural form Mazepynky (), is a cap worn by Ukrainian soldiers. Created by in 1914, it was named for 17th-century Ukrainian leader Ivan Mazepa. It has since become a symbol of Ukraine's military, and been adopted by several later groups, including the Ukrainian Galician Army, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (in a modified form), and, most recently, the Armed Forces of Ukraine since 2015.
thumb|Petro Franko wearing a Mazepynka, 1918 A Mazepynka (), plural form Mazepynky (), is a cap worn by Ukrainian soldiers. Created by in 1914, it was named for 17th-century Ukrainian leader Ivan Mazepa. It has since become a symbol of Ukraine's military, and been adopted by several later groups, including the Ukrainian Galician Army, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (in a modified form), and, most recently, the Armed Forces of Ukraine since 2015.
== History == The Mazepynka was created by Ukrainian intellectual as part of a uniform worn by participants of a congress of Ukrainian organizations, which took place on 28 June 1914 in Lviv. The design of the cap was based on the portrait of Mazepa created by painter Osyp Kurylas. After the creation of the Legion of Ukrainian Sich Riflemen in the same year, the headgear became popular among its soldiers, and was formally adopted by the unit on 10 January 1916. On 17 January 1917, the government of Austria-Hungary began producing Mazepynky for the unit.
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