Cossacks. Don Cossacks, Ural Cossacks, Kuban Cossacks, Terek Cossacks. Essays on the History of Ancient Cossack Life in an Accessible Presentation

One of the most well-known books about Cossacks in Russia before the revolution was written by Konstantin Abaza, an author of many manuals on the training of enlisted men and non-commissioned officers, a military writer and educator. The book was printed twice at the end of the 19th century and was not reissued in the USSR. Today we present it to modern readers. You will find stories about the emergence of Cossack heritage on the Don, about the glorious pages of military Cossack campaigns, descriptions of Cossack life, biographies of the most prominent Cossack leaders, leaders of uprisings, and heroes who glorified the Cossacks of the Don, Ural, Kuban, and Terek regions. The history of Russia was largely defined by the Cossacks. Without this special force on the outskirts of the Moscow Tsardom, neither Siberia, nor the Far East, nor the Caucasus, nor the Black Sea region, nor the Caspian lands would have become part of Russia. The book includes illustrations from the 2nd edition of 1899 and drawings by N.S. Samokish.