Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An elderly Ukrainian Cossack sings and plays the bandura, an ancient national stringed instrument, in the centre of Kiev Ugandan ...

Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter It's not hard to see why Stalin tried to stamp out the music and dance of the Cossacks. They had always been an unruly race, ...

Fiercely independent, unruly and warlike, the Cossacks were a sub-ethnic group of free fighting men which developed on the steppes of south Russia and Ukraine. Originally composed of runaway serfs and ...

The Russian Cossack State Dance Company showed their Manchester audience that there’s a lot more to them than the low, knee-kicking dancing their name conjures up. The 40-strong company whirled, ...

The name of the Cossacks is known all over the world, but very few beyond Russia’s borders know much about this traditional group or what it stands for. RBTH explores the modern-day Cossack community ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ukrainian Cossack songs have been added to UNESCO's protected "Intangible Cultural Heritage" list Ugandan traditional music, which ...