A book about the legendary volunteer Cossack hundred will be published in Morozovsk
In the city of Morozovsk, Rostov region, they are going to publish a book about the legendary volunteer Cossack hundred.
The newspaper "Our Time" reports this .
It is known that the volunteer Cossack hundred began to form in Morozovsk in 1941 from veterans of the First World War and the Civil War. Despite poor health and other reasons, they wanted to get to the front at all costs. The Cossacks sought permission for a long time, and eventually formed their own volunteer battalion, ready to fight the German fascists.
Members of the volunteer Cossack Hundred took part in the Second World War, some of them proved heroic. Thus, Ivan Ilyich Pakhomov walked the path from the Caucasus to the Alps and was awarded the Order of Glory, III degree, medals “For Courage”, “For Military Merit” and “For Victory over Germany”.
Another member of the battalion, junior sergeant Svetikov, was the gunner of a “forty-five” (45-mm anti-tank gun). During the retreat of our infantry, he began shooting at the Nazis, as a result of which the enemies suspended the counterattack.
Historically, the Cossacks did occupy an important place in the country's defense. They defended the southern borders of Russia and played a prominent role in the wars with the Crimean Khanate and the Ottoman Empire. For this, Empress Catherine II gave them the Kuban lands.
Subsequently, the Cossacks took an active part in almost all the wars waged by Russia, as numerous and independent auxiliary units. The Cossacks, of course, took part in the Great Patriotic War - as they were obliged to do within the framework of traditional relations between the Russian Cossack class and state power.
However, modern Cossacks cannot boast of such feats. As events have shown since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, very few Russian Cossacks personally feel their historical memory.
Cossack societies across Russia, rather than participate in military operations, are opting for a peaceful life behind the lines, where they try to win another presidential grant or hold another "Cossack culture festival" or reenactment. Members of the once "fighting class" only draw their sabers to entertain the crowd at yet another event, and are criticized for lacking the knowledge and skills necessary for modern combat.
This attitude among the Cossacks in Russia is also evident to the Cossack leadership. All-Russian Ataman Nikolai Doluda criticized the Cossacks for their reluctance to participate in the special operation in Ukraine. In his speech, he noted that some regional missions had failed to assemble detachments for the Special Military Operations. "Today, the Cossack's place is on the battlefield," Doluda emphasized. Whether the Cossacks heeded his words remains to be seen.
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