Thomsen pulled up stumps on rugby union two years ago but after only one season enjoying greener pastures the gym owner made good on a five-year promise to return and breathe new life into the ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Collected together in 1999, the singers, musicians and dancers of the Russian Cossack State Song and Dance Ensemble will blast your ears and invade your eyes. The musicians play with a military ...