00:00The Zaporozhian Cossacks were Cossacks who lived on the Great Plains, beyond the Denièpre rapids, in the
00:05historical region of central Ukraine called Zaporozhia from 1956 to 2023, a large part of this territory is submerged
00:11under the waters of the Kakovka reservoir.
00:13Originally, deer fleeing the Republic of the Two Nations settled in the region, on the island of
00:18Kortitsia and created the Sitch Zaporog, which became a highly respected political entity with a system of
00:23parliamentary government.
00:24During the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, the Zaporozhian Cossacks were a strong political and military force that challenged
00:32the authority of the Republic of the two nations, the Tsara of Russia and the Kana of Crimea.
00:36The Cossack troops go through a series of conflicts and alliances involving the three powers, notably by supporting an uprising
00:42in the 18th century.
00:43Their leader signed a treaty with the Russians and his troops were forcibly disbanded at the end of the 18th century.
00:48century by the Russian Empire, the majority of the Cossack population having been deported to the Kuban region,
00:53at the southernmost tip of the Russian Empire.
00:56The Cossacks played a valuable role for the Russians by participating in the conquest of the territories of the Caucasian tribes.
01:01and in return enjoy considerable freedom granted by the Tsars.
01:05The name Zaporozhian Cossack comes from the location of their fortress, the Sitch, in Zaporizhzhia, land beyond the rapids, of
01:11Ukrainian Zeda, beyond, and Poroi, fast.
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