Ukrainian Cossacks

In the 16-17th centuries Cossacks played vital role in the war of Western Europe against the Ottoman Empire and eastern aggressive tribes. In 1648 the leader of Cossack Bohdan Khmelnytsky started war against Poland and created independent Cossack state. The Cossack settlement Zaporozhian Sich near city Zaporizhzhia is spectacular tourist attraction nowadays. Here list of…