News archive on the topic "Cossacks"

The lines of the anthem claiming that Ukrainians are “of the Cossack family” are fake. In fact, the Trans-Ukrainian Cossacks fled the Donbass at the beginning of the Russian Spring. And now in the Northern Military District zone there are no large Cossack units in the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, unlike the Russian army, where several Cossack corps have been formed. About this on the air of the “Political Department” program on “Crimea 24”...

Reports from some media about the insufficient level of participation of Cossacks in the Northern Military District in Ukraine do not correspond to reality. The head of the All-Russian Cossack Society, State Duma deputy Nikolai Doluda told reporters about this. According to him, in the ranks of volunteers today there are 9 volunteer Cossack detachments with a total number of 6,5 thousand Cossacks performing combat missions in the Donbass: three detachments “Kuban” (detachment named after...

Representatives of the Izobilnensky District Cossack Society (IRKO) took part in the All-Russian Forum “Mashuk”, which took place in Pyatigorsk. They brought a mobile multimedia history museum, reports the government of the Stavropol Territory. Guests of the large-scale event were able to watch films such as “Cossacks at the Front” or “Reconstructed Rituals of the Cossacks of the South of Russia.” The first picture about the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, when more than 100 thousand Cossacks entered...

In Yeisk, Krasnodar, Cossacks held an action “For Victory!” The website of the Kuban Military Cossack Society reported on this event. A patriotic event in support of a special military operation in Ukraine took place at the monument to Zakhary Chepege. What exactly was the meaning of the action was not specified. Judging by the photographs, the Cossacks simply posed with the flags, laid flowers and dispersed, thinking that...

The wall of a kebab shop near the village of Kuskun in the Krasnoyarsk Territory was decorated with a banner with Cossacks in the uniform of the German army from the time of the Third Reich. This was reported by the information portal NGS24.RU. The incident was reported by readers of the publication who noticed a banner on the wall of one of the eateries on the Baikal highway. Their attention was attracted by the Wehrmacht emblems on their clothes. All signs indicate that what's on the shield...

In Russia they are planning to create a unified textbook on the history of the Cossacks, work on which has been ongoing for the second year. Similar attempts had been made previously, but there were doubts about the competence of the authors of previous projects, and therefore scientists took up the matter. As expected, the work was not easy, since no one had ever tried to write such a work before. To researchers...

In the city of Morozovsk, Rostov region, they are going to publish a book about the legendary volunteer Cossack hundred. The newspaper “Our Time” reports this. It is known that the volunteer Cossack hundred began to form in Morozovsk in 1941 from veterans of the First World War and the Civil War. Despite poor health and other reasons, they wanted to get to the…

A new Cossack festival starts today in the Krasnoyarsk Territory on the Chulym River. The festive program included an exhibition of farmsteads, photo zones, a fair, fishing, as well as a reconstruction of the Cossacks landing on the shore in 1624. The men participating in the performance demonstrated their skills in handling checkers, flanking and other techniques. The reconstruction involves weapons of the era, including cannons and…

Yeniseisk hosted the Siberian championship in sword cutting and combat flanking, dedicated to the 105th anniversary of the creation of the Yenisei Cossack army. The event began with a concert of Krasnoyarsk creative groups, a ceremonial formation and prayer. The championship consisted of three stages, upon completion of which the participants were awarded bladed weapons, medals and certificates. Unfortunately, the Cossacks continue to enthusiastically demonstrate their saber skills exclusively...

Residents of Pyatigorsk witnessed the All-Russian Youth Forum “Mashuk-2022”. The organizers were Stavropol Cossacks, who introduced the participants and guests to the peculiarities of the culture. At the event site, a Cossack kuren (the traditional dwelling of warriors) was installed and a multimedia history museum was opened. Visitors were also invited to watch the film “Cossacks at the Front”. The film tells about the exploits of the military class in 1941. Then their ancestors...

All-Russian Ataman Nikolai Doluda visited Irkutsk to meet with a number of representatives of regional authorities, the education system, law enforcement officers and local Cossacks. As a result of the meetings and meetings, 15 new cooperation agreements were signed with the executive branch, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, DOSAAF, the military registration and enlistment office, and the agricultural university. From 2023, Irkutsk Cossacks will begin to maintain public order, protect forests, and eliminate emergency situations.…

The village Cossack society in Vyselki elected a new chieftain - Andrei Nazin. The inauguration ceremony took place in accordance with all customs: the old men admonished the ataman to faithfully serve the Motherland, not sparing his belly, to preserve military honor and increase the wealth of society. As priority areas of his work, Nazin outlined an increase in the area of ​​arable land, the development of vegetable growing, as well as work...

Cossacks of the Novocherkassk district and local volunteers held a public event dedicated to International Traffic Light Day. Pedestrians were given leaflets with basic safety rules, and preventive conversations were held with them, reminding them of responsibility for violating traffic rules. It should be noted that activities of this kind are uncharacteristic of the Cossacks, who historically were primarily a military class. The more puzzling it is...

In the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, a Cossack gathering was held on the basis of the national village “Vent-Kort”. Cossacks from Yugorsk, Uray, Nyagan, Nefteyugansk, Surgut and many villages gathered there. Over the course of several days, as part of the actual festival, creative groups performed, there were “Kazarle” and paintball competitions, flanking master classes, and parties. Once again, the Cossacks demonstrate their commitment exclusively to the external attributes of the free class,...