Although many Cossack groups came to inhabit the Western North Caucasus, most of the Kuban Cossacks are descendants of the Black Sea Cossack Host (originally the Zaporozhian Cossacks), …

Nov 15, 2025 · Cossack, (from Turkic kazak, “adventurer” or “free man”), member of a people dwelling in the northern hinterlands of the Black and Caspian seas. They had a tradition of independence and …

Cossack Mamay, a Ukrainian folk figure, observes the hanging of a Jew in this 19th-century painting. Jews wound up serving as leaseholders in an arrangement called the arenda, essentially a kind of …

Jan 18, 2024 · “The word “Cossack” is believed to derive from the Turkic ‘qazaq,’ meaning “free man” or “adventurer.” This etymology reflects the Cossacks’ spirit of independence and their adventurous …

Since the break-up of the Soviet Union some of the old Cossack brotherhood have been revived and some Cossack land has been returned. By 1999, there were 400 Cossack groups, ranging in size …

Cossack troops formed the effective core of the anti-Bolshevik White Army, and Cossack republics became centers for the anti-Bolshevik White movement. With the victory of the Red Army, Cossack …

May 29, 2018 · During World War II, the Red Army resurrected Cossack formations, while the Wehrmacht, operating under the fiction that Cossacks were non-Slavic peoples, recruited its own …

The term Cossack comes from a Turkish word meaning “free man.” Their origins are disputed, but most scholars agree that they were a multiethnic group formed from tribes living in the area, as well as …

Under Cossack rule, Indigenous beliefs and customs were brutally suppressed through acts of extreme violence. Groups such as the Sakha (Yakut) were among those brutalized, robbed, forced to convert …

1 day ago · Tight hips? The Cossack Squat builds strength and mobility simultaneously. Here is the runner's guide to perfect form, mistakes to avoid, and progressions.