He also marked that History is a science prone to ideological pressure: Soviet history was strikingly far from the science of the period of Karamzin, Soloviev and Kostomarov, while the present even more different from the previous. «In modern history there is no state censorship except self-censorship», - the head of the Institution said, noting the advantages of the new scientific work, including tact in covering relations between the two neighboring countries. The book and its author were introduced by Burkitbay Ayagan. Burkitbay Ayagan, Director of the Institute of History of State, member of the National Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kanat Nurov, President of the SEF «Aspandau», as well as famous scientists, statesmen and public figures, students of History also attended the presentation. History of the Kazakh Khanate» («Ак-Орда. He is the author of several dozens of publicistic and popular scientific articles on the history of Kazakhs, as well as the books «White Horde. Radik Temirgaliev is a young scientist-historian, publicist (born in 1978), Deputy Director of the Institute of History of State of the SC of the MES of the RK, board member of the Scientific Educational Foundation «Aspandau». Regime that killed their Tsar and Russia.Metropolitan shop «Music lover» (shopping and entertainment center «Mega») hosted presentation of Radik Temirgaliev’s the «Kazakhs and Russia» book of four thousand copies sponsored by Scientific and Educational Foundation «Aspandau» and published in the Moscow publishing house «International Relations». Was that they saw it as a war against Stalin and against the demonic Many historians say that the reason some Cossacks supported the Nazis During the Second World War the Cossacks were split someįought for the Soviet Union and some supported Nazi Germany. Persecuted, their lands were subjected to famine and they suffered many This continued up until the October Revolution of 1917.ĭuring the Russian Civil War the Cossacks fought mainly for the WhiteĪrmy, therefore, after the victory of the Red Army they were heavily However, especially during the Romanov Dynasty, Cossacks were the most vigorous defenders of Russia.
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Privileges and vast social autonomy, which they valued.Īt the same time the Cossacks, remaining true to their free spirits, mostly respected the Tsar and the Patriarch, but hated state bureaucracy and when they felt the Tsar was unjust they didn’t hesitate to start rebellions. The Cossacks loyal to the Tsar, the government gave them special Responsibilities were to guard the country’s borders. Social estate, which was to serve the Russian Empire. Image from In the 18th century the government turned the Cossacks into a special Some of the most famous ones were the Zaporozhian, Don and Kuban Cossacks. The Cossacks were named by their geographical locations. The senior officers were called starshina and the Cossack settlements were called stanitsas. Rada (the Band Assembly) held the legislative powers. Once accepted into the community, they stopped being Germans, Russians or Ukrainians – they became Cossacks.Ĭossacks had their own elected headman, called ataman, who had executive powers and was supreme commander during the war. The first such self-governing warrior Cossack communities were formed in the 15th century (or, according to some sources, in the 13th century) in the Dnieper and Don River regions.Ĭossacks also accepted Tatars, Germans, Turks and other nationalities into their communities, but there was one condition – they had to believe in Christ. Image from The government tried to find and punish them, but the number of those on the run became so great that it was impossible to catch them all and soon the state had to give up and recognize the newly established communities on its borders.