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Registered Cossacks receive a [[stipend]]<ref name="auto1"/> and are granted certain privileges: a uniform, a rank, insignia and awards, wearing a [[Nagaika|Cossack whip]], [[Shashka|sword]], [[Khanjali]]/[[Qama]] dagger and, in certain cases, firearms or a [[Gun control in Russia|firearms permit]] in exchange for providing security in certain areas.<ref name="auto1"/> Cossacks often wear [[Uniforms of the Russian Armed Forces]] or uniforms similar to that of the [[Imperial Russian Army]].<ref name="auto1"/> |
Registered Cossacks receive a [[stipend]]<ref name="auto1"/> and are granted certain privileges: a uniform, a rank, insignia and awards, wearing a [[Nagaika|Cossack whip]], [[Shashka|sword]], [[Khanjali]]/[[Qama]] dagger and, in certain cases, firearms or a [[Gun control in Russia|firearms permit]] in exchange for providing security in certain areas.<ref name="auto1"/> Cossacks often wear [[Uniforms of the Russian Armed Forces]] or uniforms similar to that of the [[Imperial Russian Army]].<ref name="auto1"/> |
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Cossack ranks from [[yesaul]] and above are appointed by a Presidential Envoy, the rank of a [[Lieutenant general|Cossack general]] by no less than the [[President of the Russian Federation]]. All other ranks are promoted by their respective troop commandants. |
Cossack ranks from [[yesaul]] and above are appointed by a Presidential Envoy, the rank of a [[Lieutenant general|Cossack general]] by no less than the [[President of the Russian Federation]]. All other ranks are promoted by their respective troop commandants. |
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Revision as of 18:10, 4 September 2023
Registered Cossacks of the Russian Federation | |
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Founded | 1995 |
Country | Russia |
Allegiance | President of Russia |
Type | Cossacks |
Garrison/HQ | Moscow, Russia |
Website | vsko |
Commanders | |
Ataman | Nikolai Doluda |
Chairman of the Council for Cossack Affairs | Anatoly Seryshev |
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Flag | |
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Abbreviation | Казачество (Kazachestvo) |
The Registered Cossacks of the Russian Federation are a Cossack paramilitary formation that also performs non-military state services, on the basis of the Federal Law of the Russian Federation dated December 5, 2005 No. 154-FZ "On State Service of the Russian Cossacks".[1]
In peacetime, the Registered Cossacks tend to be involved in conservation, protection and restoration of forests, education of children and young people in patriotic values and preparation for military service, aiding during natural disasters, accidents, and other emergencies and fire-fighting. Municipal level Cossack patrols (including Special Forces) operate numerous guard formations.[2]
Registered Cossacks receive a stipend[2] and are granted certain privileges: a uniform, a rank, insignia and awards, wearing a Cossack whip, sword, Khanjali/Qama dagger and, in certain cases, firearms or a firearms permit in exchange for providing security in certain areas.[2] Cossacks often wear Uniforms of the Russian Armed Forces or uniforms similar to that of the Imperial Russian Army.[2]
All-Russia Cossack Society
Cossack ranks from yesaul and above are appointed by a Presidential Envoy, the rank of a Cossack general by no less than the President of the Russian Federation. All other ranks are promoted by their respective troop commandants.
Russo-Ukrainian War
Various Registered Cossacks of the Russian Federation were identified operating in Eastern Ukraine and Crimea in 2014 during the Russo-Ukrainian War.
The list of Registered Cossack organizations of the Russian Federation
Cossack hosts
The Russian Federation has eleven Cossack hosts officially recognized by the federal government.[3] These officially recognized hosts may or may not be the same as the historical hosts.[4]
Sleeve Patch (Host emblem) |
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The main headquarters is located in the city of Samara
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The main headquarters is located in the city of Omsk
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The main headquarters is located in the city of Chita
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The main headquarters is located in the city of Stavropol
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The main headquarters is located in the city of Vladivostok
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The main headquarters is located in the city of Novocherkassk
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The main headquarters is located in the city of Krasnoyarsk
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The main headquarters is located in the city of Orenburg
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The main headquarters is located in the city of Krasnodar
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The main headquarters is located in the city of Irkutsk
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The main headquarters is located in the city of Moscow
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Note that under the new uniform regulations the open collar tunic, worn with a shirt and tie, has been replaced by a tunic with a standing collar.
Independent Districts
In addition to the military Cossack Hosts, there are other registered societies which are active auxiliaries:
- Separate Northwest Cossack District (Territory of activity - Northwestern Federal District). Headquarters - St. Petersburg;
- District Cossack society "Baltic separate Cossack District - Baltic Cossack Union" (Territory of activity - the Kaliningrad region). Headquarters - Kaliningrad;
- District Cossack society "Sevastopol Cossack District '(Territory of activity - Sevastopol). Headquarters - Sevastopol.
- Crimean Cossack District Society "Crimean Cossack troops" (Territory of activity, Republic of Crimea),. Headquarters - Simferopol.
Cossack ranks and insignia
- Officers
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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Казáчий генéрал Kazáchiy generál |
Казáчий полкóвник Kazáchiy polkóvnik |
Войсковóй старшинá Vojskovói starshiná |
Есаýл Yesaúl |
Подъесаýл Podyesaúl |
Сóтник Sótnik |
Хорýнжий Khorúnzhyi |
Подхорýнжий Podkhorúnzhiy |
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Field uniform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army equivalent | Генера́л-лейтена́нт Generál-leytenánt |
Полко́вник Polkóvnik |
Подполко́вник Podpolkóvnik |
Майо́р Majór |
Kапита́н Kapitán |
Старший лейтена́нт Stárshiy leytenánt |
Лейтенант Leytenant |
Mла́дший лейтена́нт Mládshiy leytenánt |
Курсант Kursant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | General/flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers |
- Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Стáрший вáхмистр Stárshiy váhmistr |
Вáхмистр Váhmistr |
Млáдший вáхмистр Mládshiy váhmistr |
Стáрший урядник Stárshiy Uryádnik |
Урядник Uryádnik |
Млáдший урядник Mládshiy Uryádnik |
Прикáзный Prikáznyi |
Казáк Kazák |
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Field uniform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army equivalent | Ста́рший пра́порщик Stárshiy práporshchik |
Пра́порщик Práporshchyk |
Старшина́ Starshyná |
Ста́рший сержа́нт Stárshiy serzhánt |
Сержа́нт Serzhánt |
Мла́дший сержа́нт Mládshiy serzhánt |
Ефре́йтор Efréĭtor |
Рядово́й Ryadovóy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
See also
References
- ^ Федеральный закон Российской Федерации от 5 декабря 2005 г. N 154-ФЗ - О государственной службе российского казачества [Federal Law of the Russian Federation from 5 December 2005 No 154-FZ - On the State Service of Russian Cossacks] (in Russian). rg.ru. 8 December 2005.
- ^ a b c d Russian Security and Paramilitary Forces since 1991 (Elite), Mark Galeotti, Copyright 20 August 2013, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 978-1780961057
- ^ "Refworld | Russian Cossacks to Join National Guard Units".
- ^ "Refworld | Russian Cossacks to Join National Guard Units".
- ^ a b "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 9 февраля 2010 г. N 171 "О форме одежды и знаках различия по чинам членов казачьих обществ, внесенных в государственный реестр казачьих обществ в Российской Федерации"" [Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 9 February 2010 Nr.171 "On the uniform and insignia by ranks of members of Cossack societies included in the state register of Cossack societies in the Russian Federation"]. rg.ru. Rossiyskaya gazeta. 11 February 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2021.