The Cossacks’ Involvement in Armed Conflicts in the 20th – Early 21st Centuries: To the Question of the Specifics of the Cossacks as a Modern Military Force
Journal: Vestnik Volgogradskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Serija 4 Istorija Regionovedenie Mezhdunarodnye otnoshenija
Year: 2024

Introduction. As a result of the renaissance process in Russia at the end of the 20th century, the Cossacks became active actors in political, social, and economic processes. Positioning themselves as warriors and defenders of the Fatherland, the Cossacks also joined the foreign policy processes taking place in the post-Soviet space and in Eastern Europe. The motives and formats of this participation are clarified in this article. Methods and materials. The historiography of the topic is small d