Later on, when the Russian Empire ruled the area now known as Ukraine, Cossacks served as mercenaries in imperial wars. And in the turmoil that marked the turn of the 20th century in Russia ...

According to the legend, this was Russian Cossacks, who gave the idea of the bistro restaurants to the French restaurant keepers, demanding to treat them “bystro, bystro!” (bistro – quickly).

‘What do you mean, Russian? We’re Cossacks.’ Ukraine's territory according to the 1991 borders covers 603,700 square kilometers (375,000 square miles), but in 1918, during Ukraine's national ...

Cossack of the Don. The Illustrated London News. February 3, 1854 Cossacks Skirmishing. The Illustrated London News. November 16, 1855 John Tenniel. Cartoon. Punch. July 17, 1853 A heavily armed ...

Cossacks were known as servants of the state or, in Russian - Sluzhilyye Lyudi. These servants of the state played a key role in Siberian settlement by Russians. The Cossacks, a translation of the ...

For all the hype around foreign weapons producers setting up shop in Ukraine to help it fend off Russia’s invasion, they have ...

Cossacks held elections to choose their leader ... the Cossack lands became a protectorate of the Russian tsars. The Muscovite government increasingly limited the Hetmanate’s sovereignty ...

as well as Ukrainian and Russian Cossacks — and also became one of the most prosperous Jewish communities. In its planned urban development in checkerboard, according to the rose of the winds ...