The pictures of cossacks below come from four different traditions. Picture one is a celebrated oild painting of Ilia Repin about the Cossacks of Zaporozhets writing a letter to the Turkish Sultan.

The second is two Cossacks from an illustration in a Russian book.

The third picture is three Cossacks on a cover design from an old Russian magazine.

The fourth picture is Cossacks in a modern Russian motion picture.

Picture 1: The Cossacks of Zaporozhets (Repin)


Picture 2: Cossacks


Picture 3: Three Cossacks


Picture 4: Cossacks