The Cossacks
- ISBN-10
- 071907679X
- ISBN-13
- 9780719076794
- Series
- The Cossacks
- Category
- History / Russia / General
- Pages
- 303
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Author
- Shane O'Rourke
Description
This book covers 500 years of the history of the Cossacks -- the recklessly brave, wild horsemen, or the romantic hero of the steppe, or the brutal mounted policemen, as they have been remembered throughout history. A lucid and engaging book that conveys the passion, exuberance and tragedy of these extraordinary people, it will be enjoyed by students, scholars and general readers interested in Russian history.
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