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Don Cossacks

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Cossack settlers (see Cossacks ) who in the 16th cent. founded the virtually independent republic of the Don Cossacks on the fertile steppes along the lower course of the Don River. Novocherkassk was their chief town. The host of the Don Cossacks was governed by a popular council, the Rada, and by an elected chief, called ataman. Their daring raids and exploits attained legendary proportions under Stenka Razin . Although the Don Cossacks gave allegiance to the czar of Russia in 1614, their self-government was recognized by the czar in 1623 and they continued to govern themselves throughout the 17th cent. Frequent rebellions, however, culminating in that of Pugachev , resulted in the loss of many of their privileges. After the suppression of a revolt (1707–8), the Don Cossacks lost the right to elect their ataman. The decree of 1835 made them into a military caste with special privileges in return for military service. After 1886 the czarist government often used the Don Cossacks to…
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Full text Article DON COSSACKS

From Cassell's Peoples, Nations and Cultures Full text Article Europe
The largest group of COSSACKS ; they settled on the steppes around the lower Don River in southwest Russia in the 16th century, where they lived as bandits, farmers and mercenaries. The Don Cossacks came under nominal RUSSIAN control in 1614 but remained effectively an autonomous paramilitary…
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Full text Article Don Cossacks

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
Cossack settlers (see Cossacks ) who in the 16th cent. founded the virtually independent republic of the Don Cossacks on the fertile steppes along the lower course of the Don River. Novocherkassk was their chief town. The host of the Don Cossacks was governed by a popular council, the Rada, and by…
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Full text Article Don Cossacks in 1814 (coloured engraving)

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Don Cossacks in 1814 (coloured engraving)
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Full text Article Don Cossacks giving a display of trick riding (engraving)

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Don Cossacks giving a display of trick riding (engraving)
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Full text Article Don Cossacks, Territory of the

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(mēkhӘyĕl' Әlyĭksän'drӘvĭch shô'lӘkhŏf), 1905–84, Russian novelist. Sholokhov won international fame for an epic novel of his native land, The Silent Don (4 vol., 1928–40; tr. in 2 vol., And Quiet Flows the Don , 1934, and The Don Flows Home to the Sea , 1941). The work, which won a Stalin Prize in…
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Full text Article Rostov Oblast

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Administrative subdivision of S Russia in Europe, on the lower Don; 38,919 sq. mi. (100,800 sq. km.); pop. (2002e) 4,404,000; ✽ Rostov-na-Donu. Consists largely of low fertile plains along the Don and its tributaries; wheat, corn, melons, barley; vineyards; coal mining; some heavy industry. Chief…
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Full text Article COSSACKS

From Cassell's Peoples, Nations and Cultures Full text Article Europe
Cossacks
A paramilitary society that played an important role in the expansion of the Russian empire. Their name, derived from a Turkish word meaning ‘adventurer’ or ‘vagabond’, reflects their origins as a mix of RUSSIANS , POLES , TATARS and others who hired themselves out as mercenaries in Russian armies…
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Full text Article Don

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or Tatar Du•na \ˈdü-nə;\ anc. Tan•a•is \ˈta-nē-is\. River, Yorkshire, N cen. England; flows NE into the Ouse at Goole; 70 mi. (113 km.) long. or Tatar Du•na \ˈdü-nə;\ anc. Tan•a•is \ˈta-nē-is\. River, NE Scotland; flows E into North Sea 1.5 mi. (2.4 km.) N of Aberdeen; 82 mi. (132 km.) long. or…
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Full text Article Alexis, czar of Russia

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(Әlĕk'sĭs) (Aleksey Mikhailovich)(Әlyĭksyā' mēkhī'lӘvĭch), 1629–76, czar of Russia (1645–76), son and successor of Michael. His reign, marked by numerous popular outbreaks, was crucial for the later development of Russia. A new code of laws was promulgated in 1648 and remained in effect until the…
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