Shamil
Search results
Cossacks marching in Red Square at the 2015 Victory Day Parade. The Cossacks [a] are a predominantly East Slavic Orthodox Christian people originating in the Pontic–Caspian steppe of eastern Ukraine and southern Russia.
Jun 1, 2024 · 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 finally received privileges from the Russian government in return for military services.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Learn about the history and culture of the Cossacks, a group of semi-nomadic warriors who served as allies and enemies of the Jews in Eastern Europe. Explore their origins, roles, conflicts, and legacy in this article.
- Henry Abramson
2 days ago · Ukraine - Cossacks, Steppe, Black Sea: In the 15th century a new martial society—the Cossacks (from the Turkic kazak, meaning “adventurer” or “free man”)—was beginning to evolve in Ukraine’s southern steppe frontier.
2 days ago · Poland - Cossacks, History, Culture: The Zaporozhian Cossacks were frontiersmen who organized themselves in a self-governing centre at modern Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine, first to resist Tatar raids and then to plunder as far away as Constantinople (modern Istanbul).
Early history. Several theories speculate about the origins of the Cossacks. According to one theory, Cossacks have Slavic origins, [1] while another theory states that the Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk of 1710 attests to Khazar origins. [2] Modern scholars believe that Cossacks have both Slavic and Turkic origins. [3]
Learn about the history and legacy of the Zaporozhian Cossacks, a multiethnic group of semi-nomadic, semi-militarized people who asserted a nascent Ukrainian nationalism in the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries. Explore their role in shaping Ukraine’s identity, culture, and politics, and their impact on the Russian Empire and the modern world.
