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They are wrapped in folklore, faith and history, often portrayed as relics of another age: Russia’s Cossacks. Once marginalised and persecuted, they have been drawn back into the centre of state power ...

MINSK, 13 April (BelTA) – The Days of the Union State of Belarus and Russia at the 34th edition of the International Arts Festival Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk will feature a musical, a gala concert ...

Cossack soldiers attend the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9, 2025, marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany. The popular image of the Cossacks lends ...

KHORTYTSIA, Ukraine — This lush, wild island, the largest on the Dnipro River, is just outside the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, not far from the front line where Ukrainian soldiers are trying to ...