![]() ![]() The origins of the first Cossacks are disputed, though the Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk claimed Khazar origin of Cossacks. ![]() Cossack societies exist throughout Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and worldwide. Today self-identification "Cossack" is an important part of cultural heritage of people in modern Ukraine, Southern Russia, Volga, Ural, Siberian regions and the Russian Far East. They inhabited sparsely populated areas and islands in the lower Dnieper, Don, Terek, Ural basins, and played an important role in the historical development of both Russia and Ukraine. Freebase (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition:Ĭossacks, are a group of predominantly East Slavic people who originally were members of democratic, semi-military and semi-naval in Southern Russia and in the Ukraine. ![]()
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