Cossacks Rise Again
Nov. 17, 2006 - Rostov-on-Don, Russia - Despite the long periods away from home and the harsh conditions of academy life, young Cossacks enjoy the close friendships of their comrades. Children ages 6-17 attend Cossack academies in a move by the government to reinstate Russian orthodoxy in the ethnically diverse northern Caucasus.
Picture © Guy Martin/ZUMA