Bugay N.F. The Cossacks of Russia: from rejection to acceptance – a century-long way

Abstract: in the article the author tries to present the milestones of the evolution of the Russian Cossacks in the past hundred years of its history, focusing on the time after the revolutions of 1917 and the Civil War. Author shows the essence of the policy of the Soviet government in relation to the Cossacks, marks the tragic events that led to their neglect since the 1930s to the mid-1980s. The main attention is paid to the revival of the Cossacks in the new Russia, the measures the government and the President of the Russian Federation to enhance its role in serving the fatherland, in the development of economy and culture of Russian people.

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