Cossacks

The collection is devoted to the history of the Russian Cossacks. It features research papers, reference books, popular historical essays of the XIX – early XX centuries, statutes and regulations, archive materials, maps, plans and drawings, modern official documents. They reveal the culture of the Cossacks, the history of the formation of the Cossack hosts and the Cossack service, including the history of the participation of the Cossacks in World War I, the 1917 Revolution and the Civil War in Russia. The revival of the traditions of the Cossacks in the Russian Federation is also highlighted.