The word Cossack comes from the Turkic word meaning “free man” or “outlaw.” True to this moniker, Ukraine’s Cossacks — a semi-nomadic militaristic group originating somewhere in the 15th century — are ...
The descendants of Zaporozhian Cossacks did not mention Ukraine, and for a good reason: Ukraine as a nation or country did not yet exist. Moreover, the 11th edition Encyclopedia Britannica (1911) ...
For centuries, Cossacks fascinated Russia’s popular imagination with their warrior code, frontier existence, and high degree of self-rule, inspiring many works of art and literature. These include ...
Take the wild history of the Cossacks in the Ukraine. Add the birth of nationalism and the drawing in of the principalities around Moscow to form a modern country. Include Eastern Orthodoxy’s long ...
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A 19th-century novel for a 21st-century war — Why Panteleimon Kulish’s ‘Black Council’ still matters
This story is part of the "Hidden Canon" – a special series celebrating Ukrainian classic literature and aiming to bring it ...
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