The word Cossack comes from the Turkic word meaning “free man” or “outlaw.” True to this moniker, Ukraine’s Cossacks — a semi-nomadic militaristic group originating somewhere in the 15th century — are ...

WACO, Texas - The deadly lunchtime biker gang shootout at a crowded Waco restaurant Sunday was likely just the latest battle in an ongoing war between two main groups, and Texas law enforcement ...

Hitler highly valued the Cossacks, describing them as an Aryan people and promising abundant rewards in the event of a German victory. Despite this, very few Soviet Cossacks went over to the Nazi side ...

Long romanticised in folklore, Russia’s Cossacks were once semi-autonomous communities living across southern Russia and ...

The Cossacks and the Bandidos were the two of the biker gangs at the center of Sunday’s deadly shootout in Waco, Texas, according to the Waco Tribune-Herald. At least five different biker gangs were ...

Cossacks are not a race, nation, profession, nor a term for a particular location. They are all of those, combined. Let’s debunk the myths about what the Cossacks were and what they are now. They ...

The contrast couldn't have been greater: the protest band Pussy Riot in colorful ski masks and mini dresses, attempting to film a segment for a new video on Sochi's waterfront; and Cossacks in ...

On Monday morning, about 150 Cossack officers got together in Crimea, the breakaway region of Ukraine, and lined up in formation on the central square of the regional capital Simferopol. Bundled up ...

The brazen midday Sunday Texas shootout between dozens of motorcycle gang members shined a bright light on the seedy underbelly of outlaw biker gangs. At least one crew involved, the Bandidos, is an ...

Contemplating the unpredictable trajectory of Tolstoy's life puts one in mind of those quizzical Max Beerbohm caricatures, wherein an old writer confronts--with perplexity, if not with contempt--his ...

To suggest that the majority of PC games developed in Europe (UK excluded) are simply clones of successful games developed in North America is to invite criticism. But consider the gameplay of recent ...

With this year marking the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, it seems a bit fitting that the Napoleonic Wars seem to be getting a little more attention than normal. Case in point is ...