If you think the two Ukrainians on the right of the photo of the soldiers from Ukrainian unit in 1917 looks ridiculous, you are right. The trick is – for them it was truly a matter of pride.
When after
the Russian Revolution of February 1917 Ukrainian national revival exploded in
full force, a lot of Ukrainians begun to search for the positive examples from the
past. And for many this positive example was the Ukrainian Cossacks of old.
The problem
was – few people had any idea, how those Cossacks actually looked like. The
Cossackdom in Ukraine was destroyed in the second half of the 18th century.
More than enough time for historical memory about Cossack dress to fade.
As a result
people looked at the current popular culture for the image of The True Cossack.
Which has very little in common with the reality – but nobody knew that. As a
result you can see looks like this.
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