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Cossacks in the United States or Cossack Americans are American citizens of Cossack descent. A number of them self-identify as Cossacks in the US censuses. [ 1 ] A number of people culturally identify themselves as Cossacks.
An American Cossack family in the 1950s Cossacks marching in Red Square at the 2015 Victory Day Parade. The Cossacks [a] are a predominantly East Slavic Eastern Christian people originating in the Pontic–Caspian steppe of eastern Ukraine and southern Russia.
The organization "The Ukrainian Registered Cossacks" (URC) was established on March 29, 2002 by the decision of the Grand Rada of All-Ukrainian public organization "Ukrainian Registered Cossacks" (URC) and was registered in the Ministry of Justice on 8 July 2002. [20] Hetman of URK. Anatoliy Shevchenko March 29, 2002 - present
The Ukrainian Registered Cossacks (URC) (Ukrainian: Українське реєстрове козацтво); is a public organization that was registered by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on 8 July 2002. The URC consists of nearly 70,000 cossacks. It has a hymn, flag, logo, insignia, awards and operates the Ukraine of Cossacks newspaper. [1]
A Russian name for the oseledets hairstyle, khokhol (Russian: хохол, IPA:) is commonly used as an ethnic slur for a Ukrainian male (feminine form: Russian: хохлушка, romanized: khokhlushka), [4] [5] [6] as it was a common haircut of Ukrainian Cossacks. The term is usually derogatory or condescending.
In 2009, the Ukrainian Security Service banned a leader of the Don Cossacks from entering Ukraine in order to prevent the creation of an illegal parliamentary formation on Ukrainian territory. [ 33 ] Since 2014, members of Don Cossacks have participated in the war in Eastern Ukraine as independent volunteers for the pro-Russian Donbass militias.
Researching local history as it pertains to the Ukrainian Cossacks; Publishing articles, in academic journals and other media, on the Ukrainian Cossacks' impact on history, culture and tradition; organizing public exhibits; Organizing scientific conferences, seminars and symposiums on the Ukrainian Cossacks' history and culture
Historical map of Cossack Hetmanate and territory of Zaporozhian Cossacks under rule of Russian Empire (1751). Hetman of Zaporizhian Cossacks is a historical term that has multiple meanings. Officially the post was known as Hetman of the Zaporizhian Host (Ukrainian: Гетьман Війська Запорозького, Hetman Viiska ...