The versatility of the shashka predestined it to a military future far beyond its humble origins among the mountain clans of the Caucasus. Given to boys as future warriors and passed down through ...
As a wave of terror attacks sweeps the country, Russia's warrior caste, the Cossacks, are reviving their role as guardians of the south, reports Tom Parfitt in Moscow ...
Cadets at the Belaya Kalitva Cossack Cadet Corps (School) learn trick riding, how to handle their Shashka Cossack swords and willow weaving, among many other subjects. But, most important is a love of ...
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