http://www.coalitionagainsthate.org/2007/12/28/cossack-news Comments for "Cossack News" en http://www.coalitionagainsthate.org/2007/12/28/cossack-news <p>Two recent stories are indicative of the growing power of the paramlitary Cossack movement. Paul Goble reports that <a href="http://windowoneurasia.blogspot.com/2007/12/window-on-eurasia-russian-duma-now-has.html" target="_blank">there are more self-identified Cossacks in the Duma now than Communist deputies. </a>On the one hand, this is obviously frightening, but on the other, it shows the obviously ersatz nature of the Cossack movement, since apparently anybody can join (i.e. &quot;we're Cossack too!&quot;). The main question is what makes a Cossack, in their own mind? If it only means being a violent racist who supports the Kremlin 100%, then this is a truly disturbing development.<br /> In a related development, the country's largest Cossack group--the Invincible Don Host--<a href="http://ucsj.org/stories/122807Russia.shtml" target="_blank">all but promised violent actions against minority Christians.</a></p> http://www.coalitionagainsthate.org/2007/12/28/cossack-news#comments Hate Crimes &amp; Hate Speech Russia Xenophobia Other Extremists Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:15:25 -0800 Nickolai Butkevich 264 at http://www.coalitionagainsthate.org