For most Western people the term Russian Cossacks is actually a synonym for every Russian, usually brutal, rude and with no understanding of norms of social behaviour.
In fact Wikipedia tells us that Cossacks
Are a group of predominantly East Slavic people who originally were members of democratic, semi-military[1] communities in Ukraine and Southern Russia (here is the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cossacks )
They were both farmers and warriors, knowing how to use a plough and a sable, serving Russian Empire trying to keep their relative political independence.
Big part of Cossacks' cultural and historical legacy are songs or romance songs, still very popular all over Russia, Ukraine and in some other places in the world.
Here is Peter Nalich (famous for his Gitar Gitar song) singing Ne dlya menya (Not for me) with his band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BBKSyeAiM8
P.S. My cat likes the song:).
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