As one of the leaders of a resurgence of Russia’s Cossacks reaches out to Jews, some of his tribesmen seem to have missed the message that an era of good feelings is at hand. NOVOCHERKASSK, Russia, ...

Nikolai Kozitsyn, chief of the Great Host of Don Cossacks, comes rushing into his second-story office in downtown Novocherkassk, apologizing for the informality of his navy blue sweat pants and ...

Valery Matytsin/TASS Ringing blades, the sound of hooves and spectacular stunts: The Cossack Shermitsii festival is a master class in athletic prowess from the masters of the southern Russian steppes.

Warrior horsemen who once struck fear into the hearts of nomads and tsars alike, Russia's Cossacks are looking to seize power again -- this time through peaceful means. In newly opened schools ...