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The Cossacks: An Illustrated History Hardcover – December 2, 2002

by John Ure (Author)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
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Drawn from legend and lore, a fascinating account brings to life the many adventures and exploits of the great warriors from the steppes of Asia known as the Cossacks, from Ivan the Terrible to the Tsarist cause, and dispels the myths that these warriors are purely a historical phenomenon by providing present-day activities of Cossacks in Bosnia, Chechnya, and other areas.
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  1. Print length
    280 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    The Overlook Press
  4. Publication date
    December 2, 2002
  5. Dimensions
    5 x 1 x 8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    158567138X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1585671380
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Sir John Ure started his diplomatic career in Russia and went on to be ambassador to countries as diverse as Cuba, Brazil, and Sweden. He has written six books of travel and historical biography. For the past eight years he has been chairman of the judges of the prestigious Thomas Cook/Daily Telegraph Travel Book of the Year award. He is a regular contributor to both the Times Literary Supplement and the Sunday Telegraph. He frequently visits Russia and Central Asia as a guest lecturer.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Overlook Press (December 2, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 280 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 158567138X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1585671380
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.95 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 1 x 8 inches
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4.3 out of 5 stars
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Ivan Horbun
5.0 out of 5 stars complete cossacks
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2012
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This book answered all the questions that i would ever ask about the cossacks.Right from their origins through the wars and beyond the book encapsulates the spirit and honor that were the Cossacks.I originally thought of them as wild,disorganized rabble,however the book puts all imagery into perspective in chronological order.It is well organized and illustrated to show the Cossacks as they were.A complete book if ever there was one.I now want to purchase some Cossack posters.
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Allyn J Booher
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2016
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great book on a obscure band of brothers. They live today, just not quite as history tells us
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Matthew M
4.0 out of 5 stars Cossacks! Cossacks!!
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2016
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I found this book to be very interesting. Having read Tolstoy's "The Cossack's" , this was a good historical account to match up with Leo's literary expose.
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Katerina
5.0 out of 5 stars wonderfully put together book
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2014
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My heritage ...my history...wonderfully put together book xxx
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Linde
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2015
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Enjoyed this book
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Benjamin Trovato
3.0 out of 5 stars A nice picture book with readable prose
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2010
Fully illustrated, mostly with paintings. It can be used as an introduction or a quick read, but it is not a work of scholarship.
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Ptah
1.0 out of 5 stars Author brings a lot of confusion into understanding of cossacks.
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2008
Author is telling a story of Russian cossacks who evolved from Ukrainians that fled into Don region after they were defeated by Russian tsarina Catherin, but he don't bother himself to dig deeper to find a historical truth. His story is heavily biased by Soviet and Russian propaganda that impute ancient Ukrainian history (including Cossack movement) to Russian empire.

If you want to know a real story about where cossacs are coming from, read "Ukraine: A History" by Orest Subtelny, or "A History of Ukraine" by Paul Robert Magocsi instead. You will get much more understanding of these fearless warrior's who were following democratic principles and who managed to stay autonomous for over 300 years.
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patrick locufier
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 18, 2019
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Really interesting and informative.
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