Registered Cossacks of the Russian Federation
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The Registered Cossacks of the Russian Federation, also referred to as neo-Cossacks,[1][2] are a Cossack paramilitary formation that originally performed non-military and public safety services, on the basis of the Federal Law of the Russian Federation dated December 5, 2005 No. 154-FZ "On State Service of the Russian Cossacks".[3] However, since the 2008 Russian invasion of Georgia the Registered Cossacks have assumed a direct military role. [4]
Registered Cossacks of the Russian Federation | |
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Russian: Государственный реестр казачьих обществ Российской Федерации | |
Founded | 1995 |
Country | Russia |
Allegiance | President of Russia |
Type | Cossacks |
Size | ~40,000 |
Garrison/HQ | Moscow, Russia |
Website | vsko |
Commanders | |
Ataman | Vitaly Vladimirovich Kuznetsov |
Chairman of the Council for Cossack Affairs | Anatoly Seryshev |
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Abbreviation | Казачество (Kazachestvo) |
There reportedly are up to 10 million Cossacks in Russia, and the registered Cossack associations include around 740,000 people, of whom around 600,000 also carry out border and security tasks.[5][6][7][8][9] However, in the 2010 Russian census, only about 67,000 people described themselves as Cossacks. [10]
Cossack units have also been raised by and existing Cossack units have been placed under the control of the National Guard of Russia. [11]