In the ranks are the Cossacks in spirit and beliefs Military service has always been considered one of the cornerstones of the Cossacks. However, at the first stages of the revival of the original social class, the roll was made, unfortunately, in the wrong direction: the Cossack elite cut themselves all new "circles", divided power. The bulk of the people, however, abandoned specific tasks and were mainly interested in participating in a kind of permanent "vanity fair". In general, there were few practical results, but there were more than enough big words and external attributes. Over the past two or three years, the situation has begun to change for the better. The relevant presidential decrees and the creation of Cossack structures with state status played a role. The issue of attracting Cossack youth to military service has also shifted. Just about this is described in the selection below. SAVE THE COSSACK COMPANY Hello, dear editors! I want to tell you a little bit about my service, with which I think I am very lucky. The fact is that I got to serve in an unusual company-the Cossack. During the course of the young soldier's course, people in exotic uniforms and carrying checkers came to our barracks and started asking if any of us had any Cossacks in the family and if such a person wanted to serve in a specially formed company. I remembered my grandmother's stories that my great-grandfather, Nikolai Nikolaevich Kruchenovsky, had once served as a Cossack. I told the visiting guests about it. We had a good talk. After that, I was assigned to the Cossack company of the Order of Alexander Nevsky of the Sevastopol Motorized Rifle Regiment... It wasn't like the neighborhood. For example, in addition to the official military name, our unit also had another one. The company was called the first Cossack hundred, which was part of the regimental village. Every month we had a small Cossack circle. It discussed the state of military discipline and combat training. T ... Read more