VITEBSK, 11 July (BelTA0 - A gala concert featuring artists and bands of the Union State, two presidential orchestras, Cossack song festival, a ceremony to honor ...
The word Cossack comes from the Turkic word meaning “free man” or “outlaw.” True to this moniker, Ukraine’s Cossacks — a semi-nomadic militaristic group originating somewhere in the 15th century — are ...
A Cossack in traditional attire walks in downtown Rosa Khutor during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, February 13, 2014. REUTERS/Michael Dalder By Mark Trevelyan ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) - ...
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia, Feb 13 (Reuters) - For centuries they were the free men of the Russian steppe - conquerors of Siberia, defenders of the empire's frontiers and guardians of a warrior culture that ...
* Cossacks resurgent since collapse of USSR * Distinctive uniformed figures draw tourist gaze * Cossack tradition feted at opening ceremony By Mark Trevelyan ROSA KHUTOR, Russia, Feb 13 (Reuters) - ...