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Cossacks Collection (#4)

The Cossacks, a proud and fierce group of warriors, have left an indelible mark on history

Background imageCossacks Collection: Cossack Charge at Gumbinnen, 20 August 1914

Cossack Charge at Gumbinnen, 20 August 1914
3787027 Cossack Charge at Gumbinnen, 20 August 1914.; (add.info.: Cossack Charge at Gumbinnen, 20 August 1914. Before Battle of Gumbinnen, 22 August 1914 during World War 1)

Background imageCossacks Collection: The Cossack's Answer, 1893 (photogravure)

The Cossack's Answer, 1893 (photogravure)
3671736 The Cossack's Answer, 1893 (photogravure) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930) (after); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageCossacks Collection: Ukrainian Cossack Wedding Party

Ukrainian Cossack Wedding Party. circa 1898

Background imageCossacks Collection: Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of the Ottoman Empire (colour litho)

Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of the Ottoman Empire (colour litho)
5197260 Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of the Ottoman Empire (colour litho) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCossacks Collection: The heroism of the Cossacks, 1915. Creator: Unknown

The heroism of the Cossacks, 1915. Creator: Unknown
The heroism of the Cossacks, 1915. L Heroisme Des Cosaques: Ils poursuivent la cavalerie allemande sur un pont en feu. Russian cossacks chase the Germany cavalry over a burning bridge in a scene

Background imageCossacks Collection: Cossacks in Hamburg, 18 March 1813, 1813. Artist: Suhr, Christoph (1771-1842)

Cossacks in Hamburg, 18 March 1813, 1813. Artist: Suhr, Christoph (1771-1842)
Cossacks in Hamburg, 18 March 1813, 1813. From a private collection

Background imageCossacks Collection: The Zaporozhian Cossacks. Artist: Brandt, Jozef (1841-1915)

The Zaporozhian Cossacks. Artist: Brandt, Jozef (1841-1915)
The Zaporozhian Cossacks. From a private collection

Background imageCossacks Collection: The Cossack Hetman of Ukraine Bohdan Khmelnytsky (1595-1657), 1899-1900

The Cossack Hetman of Ukraine Bohdan Khmelnytsky (1595-1657), 1899-1900. Private Collection

Background imageCossacks Collection: Soldier in the snow (All quiet on the Shipka Pass)

Soldier in the snow (All quiet on the Shipka Pass). Private Collection

Background imageCossacks Collection: Bohdan Khmelnytsky with Tuhay Bey at Lviv

Bohdan Khmelnytsky with Tuhay Bey at Lviv. Found in the Collection of Muzeum Narodowe, Warsaw

Background imageCossacks Collection: A Zaporozhian. Artist: Repin, Ilya Yefimovich (1844-1930)

A Zaporozhian. Artist: Repin, Ilya Yefimovich (1844-1930)
A Zaporozhian. Found in the collection of Regional Art Museum, Vitebsk

Background imageCossacks Collection: Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his generals and staff, 1917

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his generals and staff, 1917. Nicholas and his family were assassinated by the Bolsheviks less than a year later

Background imageCossacks Collection: Russian Cossacks in Paris, 1914, 1814-1815

Russian Cossacks in Paris, 1914, 1814-1815. Found in the collection of State History Museum, Moscow

Background imageCossacks Collection: Colonel Boncke Bönnichsen's fall on 6 December 1813 during a duel between Jutland... 1816-1824

Colonel Boncke Bönnichsen's fall on 6 December 1813 during a duel between Jutland... 1816-1824
Colonel Boncke Bonnichsen's fall on 6 December 1813 during a duel between Jutland dragoons and Cossacks, 1816-1824

Background imageCossacks Collection: Edifice of the Sun, Shams ol Emareh, Golestan Palace, Tehran, Iran

Edifice of the Sun, Shams ol Emareh, Golestan Palace, Tehran, Iran

Background imageCossacks Collection: Iran, Tehran, Bagh-e-Melli Tor, gate of the National Garden, Cossack Gate

Iran, Tehran, Bagh-e-Melli Tor, gate of the National Garden, Cossack Gate

Background imageCossacks Collection: Types of Soldier, Russian Army

Types of Soldier, Russian Army
8 examples of the types of soldier from different sections and ranks of the Russian Army, and the varying uniforms and equipment they hold

Background imageCossacks Collection: World War One Ww1 Wwi 1st Great First Wartime

World War One Ww1 Wwi 1st Great First Wartime
world, war, one, ww1, wwi, 1st, great, first, wartime, russia, russian, 1917, army, military, field, fallen, soldiers, laid, out, ground, ready, burial, death, dead, man, men, cossack, cossacks

Background imageCossacks Collection: Russian Campaign in Poland

Russian Campaign in Poland
Death or surrender: A German battery overwhelmed by an onslaught of Russia's most dreaded cavalry. Date: 1915

Background imageCossacks Collection: A Circassian in traditional dress Date: circa 1900

A Circassian in traditional dress Date: circa 1900

Background imageCossacks Collection: Cossack watchtower on the Kuban River, Caucasus, Russia, Historic

Cossack watchtower on the Kuban River, Caucasus, Russia, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th
1900s, 19th-century, aboriginal, aboriginals, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, attraction, attractions, building, buildings, characteristic, cossacks, cultural monument, cultural monuments

Background imageCossacks Collection: 'Cossack and Russian reel'd from the sabre stroke, Shatter'd and sunder'd'

"Cossack and Russian reel'd from the sabre stroke, Shatter'd and sunder'd"
984713 "Cossack and Russian reel'd from the sabre stroke, Shatter'd and sunder'd", from Ballads of Famous Fights, First Edition, 1920 (colour litho) by Tennant, C

Background imageCossacks Collection: Cossack watchtower on the Kuban River, Caucasus, Russia

Cossack watchtower on the Kuban River, Caucasus, Russia
7279863 Cossack watchtower on the Kuban River, Caucasus, Russia by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cossack watchtower on the Kuban River, Caucasus, Russia, Historic)

Background imageCossacks Collection: Kirghizes (Kirghiz ) and cossacks - Battle between the Kirghiz and Cossacks - Orlowski (Orlovsky)

Kirghizes (Kirghiz ) and cossacks - Battle between the Kirghiz and Cossacks - Orlowski (Orlovsky)
FIA5398458 Kirghizes (Kirghiz ) and cossacks - Battle between the Kirghiz and Cossacks - Orlowski (Orlovsky), Alexander Osipovich (1777-1832) - 1826 - Lithograph

Background imageCossacks Collection: The victorious offensive of the Russians, the Austrians pursued by cavalry in the region of

The victorious offensive of the Russians, the Austrians pursued by cavalry in the region of Czernowitz (colour litho)
2777558 The victorious offensive of the Russians, the Austrians pursued by cavalry in the region of Czernowitz (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageCossacks Collection: The Riots in Russia, the Struggle Between Cossacks, Students

The Riots in Russia, the Struggle Between Cossacks, Students and Workers in the Newsky Perspective... (colour litho)
2798420 The Riots in Russia, the Struggle Between Cossacks, Students and Workers in the Newsky Perspective... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageCossacks Collection: Cossack sentries attacked by packs of wolves in Manchuria (colour litho)

Cossack sentries attacked by packs of wolves in Manchuria (colour litho)
2795833 Cossack sentries attacked by packs of wolves in Manchuria (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCossacks Collection: Russian Cossacks marauding through a Korean village (colour litho)

Russian Cossacks marauding through a Korean village (colour litho)
2795822 Russian Cossacks marauding through a Korean village (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCossacks Collection: Riots in Moscow (colour litho)

Riots in Moscow (colour litho)
2782186 Riots in Moscow (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Riots in Moscow. Police)

Background imageCossacks Collection: Bloody Easter in Poland, among the working population and the troops in Warsaw (colour litho)

Bloody Easter in Poland, among the working population and the troops in Warsaw (colour litho)
2814781 Bloody Easter in Poland, among the working population and the troops in Warsaw (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bloody Easter in Poland)

Background imageCossacks Collection: While awaiting liberal reforms in Russia, the Cossacks disperse

While awaiting liberal reforms in Russia, the Cossacks disperse and persecute the dreamers of freedom in Petersburg
2814738 While awaiting liberal reforms in Russia, the Cossacks disperse and persecute the dreamers of freedom in Petersburg (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Background imageCossacks Collection: Chez Les Cosaques Du Don (engraving)

Chez Les Cosaques Du Don (engraving)
2783068 Chez Les Cosaques Du Don (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chez Les Cosaques Du Don)

Background imageCossacks Collection: With the Russians, the Fighting in the Shipka Pass (engraving)

With the Russians, the Fighting in the Shipka Pass (engraving)
1049847 With the Russians, the Fighting in the Shipka Pass (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Russians, the Fighting in the Shipka Pass)

Background imageCossacks Collection: COSSACKS AT THE BIVOUAC, c. 1814 (engraving)

COSSACKS AT THE BIVOUAC, c. 1814 (engraving)
7262229 COSSACKS AT THE BIVOUAC, c. 1814 (engraving) by Debucourt, Philibert Louis (1755-1832); Bromley Museum, Orpington

Background imageCossacks Collection: The Suppression of the Zaporogue Sitch (Camp) in 1775, 1889 (oil on canvas)

The Suppression of the Zaporogue Sitch (Camp) in 1775, 1889 (oil on canvas)
FIA5366037 The Suppression of the Zaporogue Sitch (Camp) in 1775, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Slastion, Opanas Georgievich (1855-1933); Kharkov Art Museum, Kharkov

Background imageCossacks Collection: Russian Cossacks attacking a baggage train (watercolour)

Russian Cossacks attacking a baggage train (watercolour)
2598939 Russian Cossacks attacking a baggage train (watercolour) by Wright, Hand George (1872-1951); (add.info.: Published: between 1900 and 1934); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageCossacks Collection: Brave warriors and expert horsemen: Cossacks in pursuit of Hungarian cavalry (litho)

Brave warriors and expert horsemen: Cossacks in pursuit of Hungarian cavalry (litho)
1218820 Brave warriors and expert horsemen: Cossacks in pursuit of Hungarian cavalry (litho) by Jankowski, C. T. (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCossacks Collection: Marche des cosaques de l Oural a travers la Boheme, 1799 - March of Ural Cossacks through Bohemia

Marche des cosaques de l Oural a travers la Boheme, 1799 - March of Ural Cossacks through Bohemia in July 1799 - Hess
FIA5396438 Marche des cosaques de l Oural a travers la Boheme, 1799 - March of Ural Cossacks through Bohemia in July 1799 - Hess, Carl Adolph Heinrich (1769-1849) - 1800 - Etching, watercolour - 63

Background imageCossacks Collection: Cossacks who, at the song of the national anthem, advance and drive away the Turks at Dalibaba

Cossacks who, at the song of the national anthem, advance and drive away the Turks at Dalibaba... (colour litho)
2815742 Cossacks who, at the song of the national anthem, advance and drive away the Turks at Dalibaba... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageCossacks Collection: The War in the East, 'With the Cossacks'(engraving)

The War in the East, "With the Cossacks"(engraving)
1059634 The War in the East, " With the Cossacks" (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in the East, " With the Cossacks")

Background imageCossacks Collection: The Russians crossing the Danube at Svishtov in Juny 1877

The Russians crossing the Danube at Svishtov in Juny 1877
FIA5385477 The Russians crossing the Danube at Svishtov in Juny 1877 by Dmitriev-Orenburgsky, Nikolai Dmitrievich (1838-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guerre russo-turque (1877-1878)

Background imageCossacks Collection: The presentation of the Siberian Cossack regiment to Emperor Nicholas I... in 1833, 1891

The presentation of the Siberian Cossack regiment to Emperor Nicholas I... in 1833, 1891
The presentation of the Siberian Cossack regiment to Emperor Nicholas I Pavlovich in the Mikhailovsky Palace in 1833, 1891. Found in the Collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Background imageCossacks Collection: The last defeat of the troops of Khan Kuchum. 1598, 1891

The last defeat of the troops of Khan Kuchum. 1598, 1891. Found in the Collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Background imageCossacks Collection: Entry of the captured family of Kuchum Khan into Moscow. 1599, 1891

Entry of the captured family of Kuchum Khan into Moscow. 1599, 1891. Found in the Collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Background imageCossacks Collection: Homeward bound, from from magazine or book source unknown (colour litho)

Homeward bound, from from magazine or book source unknown (colour litho)
5323529 Homeward bound, from from magazine or book source unknown (colour litho) by Venne, Fritz van der (c.1850); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Background imageCossacks Collection: It was the mount of a Cossack officer (colour litho)

It was the mount of a Cossack officer (colour litho)
3626987 It was the mount of a Cossack officer (colour litho) by Paris, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: It was the mount of a Cossack officer)



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The Cossacks, a proud and fierce group of warriors, have left an indelible mark on history. Their resilience and bravery are beautifully captured in the painting "The Cossacks Reply to the Sultan" by Il ya Repin, which can be found in the Cossack Museum in Zaporozhye, Ukraine. In this masterpiece, created around 1890, we witness a powerful scene depicting the Zaporozhian Cossacks writing a letter to the Turkish Sultan Mehmed IV during the late 17th century. The detail and emotion portrayed by Repin transport us back to that pivotal moment when these fearless men stood their ground against an empire. Another remarkable artwork showcasing the life of a Cossack is Lev Alexandrovich Belousov's depiction of a Junker from the Life-Guards Caucasian-Mountain squadron. Painted in 1829, it offers us insight into their distinctive uniforms and military prowess. Throughout history, these formidable soldiers played significant roles in various conflicts. From World War I to campaigns in Poland and Russia's Caucasus region during WWI, they proved themselves as formidable fighters with unwavering loyalty. Not limited to warfare alone, there were also cultural aspects associated with being a Cossack. A captivating photograph from circa 1900 showcases a Circassian dressed traditionally—a testament to their rich heritage and unique customs. Furthermore, we catch glimpses of everyday life through restored reproductions like that of a watchtower on the Kuban River in Russia's Caucasus region—an important symbol of protection for both locals and passing travelers alike. Poetry has even immortalized their valorous spirit; as seen in "Cossack and Russian reel'd from sabre stroke, " excerpted from Ballads of Famous Fights' first edition published in 1920—depicting their unyielding determination amidst battle. From historical paintings to photographs capturing moments in time, the legacy of the Cossacks lives on.