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Tango01 | 21 Mar 2020 3:26 p.m. PST |
" Though obviously close to the Tatars in space and time Cossacks undoubtedly occupy a more prominent place in Western culture. Though not everyone you could meet would necessarily know who the cossacks are, most would have some vague notion that they come from Russia at least, or they might have seen their dancing. Few would have much notion of the Tatars, except to have perhaps heard of Tartar sauce. The Tatars can probably for a hundred years before or after the intended Great Northern War. In that war Cossack troops fought on both sides so are immensely useful figures to have on hand. The Zaporozhian Cossacks under Mazepa sided with the Swedes, an act that the Tsar never forgave, and they suffered for it. Peter considered it a personal betrayal and had the Sich destroyed. The Great Northern War Compendium has some interesting coverage of battles away from the main theatre of war (the usual Swedes-vs-everyone). As mentioned in the previous posting the Cossacks and Tatars have been designed to use the same horses. For that reason, in order to make them versatile, the horses have not had much in the way of decoration that might tend to suggest the identity of the riders- so they are somewhat generic…"
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