In 1888, the "Scramble For Africa" was nearly over. European powers had carved out their colonies, and Imperial Russia still lacked a "place in the sun." But adventurer Nikolai Ivanovitch Achinov came ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The word Cossack comes from the Turkic word meaning “free man” or “outlaw.” True to this moniker, Ukraine’s Cossacks — a ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the official symbols of the All—Russian Cossack Society - the coat of arms, banner and flag. This was announced on April 17 by a correspondent of Izvestia ...

As one of the leaders of a resurgence of Russia’s Cossacks reaches out to Jews, some of his tribesmen seem to have missed the message that an era of good feelings is at hand. NOVOCHERKASSK, Russia, ...