Although the Cossacks were sometimes portrayed by Bolsheviks, and later by émigré historians, as a monolithic counterrevolutionary group during the civil war, there were many Cossacks who fought …

Nov 15, 2025 · Cossack, member of a people dwelling in the northern hinterlands of the Black and Caspian seas. They had a tradition of independence and finally received privileges from the Russian …

The term “cossacks” is used to describe a class of 17th century Ukrainians, largely peasants, who separated from the burdens of traditional peasant life to form rebel communities at the furthest …

Jan 18, 2024 · The Cossacks emerged in the 15th century along the Dnieper River, primarily from Slavic peoples. They had a unique democratic society, with elected leaders known as Atamans and …

Cossacks are not an ethnic group but rather a kind of warrior caste of free-spirited, farmer-horsemen that evolved around 300 years ago and have their own customs and traditions.

The Cossacks were an essential component of Russia’s colonization of Siberia; they conquered local communities who were subsequently forced by missionaries to accept Orthodox Christianity, …

But the fierce Ukrainian army has an historical prototype in the Zaporozhian Cossacks, a daring and fearsome people of the fifteenth through eighteenth centuries whose adventures fill Ukrainian lore …

The Cossacks were a vital force in the control and protection of Russia’s frontiers. Before the installation of administrative structures, the Russian empire could scarcely have maintained the integrity of its …

Between 1700 and 1721, many Cossacks lost their independence under Russian rule; consequently, many Cossacks revolted against the Russians who dominated the area.

May 29, 2018 · Originally the Cossacks were free mercenaries who resided in a no-man's-land. They eventually became a part of the Russian irregular military with the main objective of defending …