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Name of the family Time span Titles Notes Coat of arms Denisov family: 17th – today Count (since 1799) Noble family of Don Cossacks origin, Fedor Petrovich Denisov (1738 — 1803), General of Cavalry, was a first Earl of the Don Cossacks. Orlov-Denisov family: 18th – 20th century Count (since 1801)
The first elements of Ukrainian surnames are most commonly given names (patronymics and matronymics), place names (toponyms), and professions. Patronymic surnames. From the first name Ivan (John in English), over 100 different surnames can be formed. The most common variations of Ivan in Ukrainian are Ivas, Jan, Vakhno, and Vanko.
Max Vasmer's etymological dictionary traces the name to the Turkic word kazak, kozak, in which cosac meant 'free man' but also 'conqueror'. [10] The ethnonym Kazakh is from the same Turkic root. [11] [12] [13] In written sources, the name is first attested in the Codex Cumanicus from the 13th century. [14] [15] In English, Cossack is first ...
Simeon Boikov (born Simeon Mikhailovich Boikov; February 15, 1990), better known by the pseudonym Aussie Cossack, is an Australian right-wing extremist and ultranationalist. [1] He is know for his pro-Russian and COVID-19 misinformation content on YouTube.
The name Cossack (Russian: казак, romanized: kazak; Ukrainian: козак, romanized: kozak) was widely used to characterise "free people" (compare Turkic qazaq, which means "free men") as opposed to others with different standing in feudal society (i.e., peasants, nobles, clergy, etc.).
Historical map of Cossack Hetmanate and territory of Zaporozhian Cossacks under rule of Russian Empire (1751). Hetman of Zaporizhian Cossacks is a historical term that has multiple meanings. Officially the post was known as Hetman of the Zaporizhian Host ( Ukrainian : Гетьман Війська Запорозького , Hetman Viiska ...
All Cossack males had to perform military service for 20 years, beginning at the age of 18. They spent their first three years in the preliminary division, the next 12 in active service, and the last five years in the reserve. Every Cossack had to procure his own uniform, equipment and horse (if mounted), the government supplying only the arms.
The name "Cossackia" became popular among the Cossack émigrés in Europe after the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the ensuing civil war.It was used to designate a union of seven Cossack territorial Hosts ("units")— the Don, Kuban, Terek, Astrakhan, Ural, Orenburg, and the Kalmuk district.