Don Cossacks and Cossacks

Don Cossacks and Cossacks

In the articles about Stepan Razin and Kondraty Bulavin, a little was said about the Don Cossacks. In some of these articles, Zaporozhye Cossacks were also mentioned. But when and how did these people appear in the southern steppes on the outskirts of the Russian state? Some believe that the Cossacks are descended from the Brodniks, whose voivode, Ploskinya, after the battle on Kalka, on behalf of the Mongols, negotiated with the Kiev prince Mstislav and kissed the cross, promising: the victors will not shed your blood. [Don Cossacks and Cossacks]