[QUOTE](CNN) -- In their tall, fur hats and embellished traditional jackets, hundreds of Cossacks are patrolling the streets of Sochi, Russia, as the 2014 Winter Olympic Games approach.
These Russian soldiers, whose ancestry dates back thousands of years, are known in the West for their gravity-defying dance style. Closer to home, the Cossacks have long symbolized rebellion and military might in Western and Southern Russia and Ukraine.
That reputation was further enhanced by Russian literature giants Leo Tolstoy and Alexander Pushkin, whose writings contributed to the myth surrounding the Cossacks.
But within their high hats is hidden a dark history.
Known for rebelling against Russia's feudal system, the Cossack state allied itself with Russia's tsars to help create the monolithic Russian Empire. These warrior horsemen helped bring Russian rule to vast parts of the country, most notably Siberia.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/25/world/europe/russia-olympics-who-are-the-cossacks/index.html?hpt=hp_t1[/url]
TBH I wouldn't consider these guys cossacks
God CNN is dumb.
Cossacks are historically one hardcore bunch, not sure how much of that is left today.
Cossacks: European Wars, anyone ?
and like many other things historically associated with russia, they were destroyed by the communist government
If they are cossacks, unlikely as it may seem, that woukd be fuckin awesome
[QUOTE=Ezhik;43666603]and like many other things historically associated with russia, they were destroyed by the communist government[/QUOTE]
They didn't really like Authority, since they were the first to disobey the Tzar during the revolution.
[QUOTE=The Sultan of Turkey]As the Sultan; son of Muhammad; brother of the sun and moon; grandson and viceroy of God; ruler of the kingdoms of Macedonia, Babylon, Jerusalem, Upper and Lower Egypt; emperor of emperors; sovereign of sovereigns; extraordinary knight, never defeated; steadfast guardian of the tomb of Jesus Christ; trustee chosen by God Himself; the hope and comfort of Muslims; confounder and great defender of Christians -- I command you, the Zaporogian Cossacks, to submit to me voluntarily and without any resistance, and to desist from troubling me with your attacks.
--Turkish Sultan Mahmud IV[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Cossacks of Zaporozhzhia]Zaporozhian Cossacks to the Turkish Sultan!
O sultan, Turkish devil and damned devil's kith and kin, secretary to Lucifer himself. What the devil kind of knight are you, that can't slay a hedgehog with your naked arse? The devil excretes, and your army eats. You will not, you son of a bitch, make subjects of Christian sons; we've no fear of your army, by land and by sea we will battle with thee, fuck your mother.
You Babylonian scullion, Macedonian wheelwright, brewer of Jerusalem, goat-fucker of Alexandria, swineherd of Greater and Lesser Egypt, pig of Armenia, Podolian thief, catamite of Tartary, hangman of Kamyanets, and fool of all the world and underworld, an idiot before God, grandson of the Serpent, and the crick in our dick. Pig's snout, mare's arse, slaughterhouse cur, unchristened brow, screw your own mother!
So the Zaporozhians declare, you lowlife. You won't even be herding Christian pigs. Now we'll conclude, for we don't know the date and don't own a calendar; the moon's in the sky, the year with the Lord, the day's the same over here as it is over there; for this kiss our arse!
Koshovyi Otaman Ivan Sirko, with the whole Zaporozhian Host.[/QUOTE]
Cossacks are rad.
[QUOTE=Rangergxi;43668527]They didn't really like Authority, since they were the first to disobey the Tzar during the revolution.[/QUOTE]
It was more about the fact that Cossacks were a class of people with certain privileges, and that's very un-communist
Elite units deployed.
Great.
Just like my Total war
[QUOTE=Riller;43668664][quote=Cossacks of Zaporozhzhia]Zaporozhian Cossacks to the Turkish Sultan!
O sultan, Turkish devil and damned devil's kith and kin, secretary to Lucifer himself. What the devil kind of knight are you, that can't slay a hedgehog with your naked arse? The devil excretes, and your army eats. You will not, you son of a bitch, make subjects of Christian sons; we've no fear of your army, by land and by sea we will battle with thee, fuck your mother.
You Babylonian scullion, Macedonian wheelwright, brewer of Jerusalem, goat-fucker of Alexandria, swineherd of Greater and Lesser Egypt, pig of Armenia, Podolian thief, catamite of Tartary, hangman of Kamyanets, and fool of all the world and underworld, an idiot before God, grandson of the Serpent, and the crick in our dick. Pig's snout, mare's arse, slaughterhouse cur, unchristened brow, screw your own mother!
So the Zaporozhians declare, you lowlife. You won't even be herding Christian pigs. Now we'll conclude, for we don't know the date and don't own a calendar; the moon's in the sky, the year with the Lord, the day's the same over here as it is over there; for this kiss our arse!
Koshovyi Otaman Ivan Sirko, with the whole Zaporozhian Host.[/quote]
Cossacks are rad.[/QUOTE]
Reminds me of
[img]http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view3/4136390/monty-python-french-knight-o.gif[/img]
[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;43666501]not sure how much of that is left today.[/QUOTE]
Nothing. What is called "cossack" now is exactly nothing but cosplay. The title should be read like this: "State-sanctioned cosplayers are patrolling the streets of Sochi"
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