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 ...

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia – Russia plans to deploy thousands of Cossacks to guard the World Cup, but the traditional paramilitary groups face criticism for their strident nationalism and attacks on ...

We have a bit of history now from war-torn Ukraine, specifically the Zaporizhzhia region in southern Ukraine. It's an active front line. Centuries ago, the 16th century, it was run by warriors beating ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The word Cossack comes from the Turkic word meaning “free man” or “outlaw.” True to this moniker, Ukraine’s Cossacks — a ...

Today’s Cossacks are a far cry from their Czarist-era ancestors, the fierce horsemen with woollen papakha hats, sabres and horsewhips, best known as a buffer force on the borders of the Russian Empire ...

Many schools and hospitals may struggle to stay open in Vladimir Putin’s Russia, but churches and all things religious are booming, and now the Orthodox Cossacks’ Society of St Petersburg has opened a ...

Valery Matytsin/TASS Russians looked with interest at the revival of Cossack culture in Australia. While Ataman Boikov (who also goes by Simon) can’t claim to represent all Cossacks in Australia – and ...

The Cossacks play an increasingly important role in Russia. Their disciplined way of life, patriotism, large families and commitment to work, are seen by many politicians as a model that could help ...