The Zaporozhian Cossacks. From a private collection. Artist Brandt, Jozef (1841-1915). (Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images) Over time, these Cossack groups developed strong military ...

This is the story of how a small frontier territory of approximately 80,000 square kilometers — once home to the free-roaming Zaporozhian Cossacks with a population not exceeding 300,000 — ...

Gradually, a new social group called the Zaporozhian Cossacks emerged from the East Slavic population living freely in the southern steppes of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Lhuisset told The Art Newspaper that soldiers of the 112th Territorial Defence Brigade re-enacted the Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks (1880-1891) by the Ukrainian-born artist Ilya Repin, ...

Lhuisset's artwork is a homage to "Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks" by Ilya Repin (1880-1891). Ilya Repin/The Yorck Project ...

The painting — “Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of Turkey” — is familiar to most Ukrainians, with reproductions adorning many family homes.

Discover the Cossacks' impact on Ukraine's history, from their autonomous Sich to the modern revival of their symbols and ...