#cossack

[vintage-ukraine]

Farewell by Valentyn Altanets, 1978

[rainbow-zebra-art]

New artwork for the series of "RWBY characters in Slavic folk costumes". And hey, it's my country now! This time there were two customers, so thanks a lot to @carn-project and Amurlander 🥰

Nora is wearing a costume of the Russian North, represented by a lovely dress from Arkhangelsk Oblast/Region (village of Luda, early 20th century). Similar red and pink outfits, decorated with various types of grid patterns, are found in different territories of the Russian North. With the approval of the customer, I personally chose this one for Nora, as I really wanted to see her in pink, while we had such an opportunity :)

Lie Ren, since he is East Asian coded, represents the Russian Far East. Namely, the Amur Cossack costume. With the customer's permission, it's not a strict depiction of a specific uniform, but rather a generalized image representing the regional culture. For the same reason, I ask you to consider the nagaika (a whip) exclusively as an element of Cossack equipment and equestrian life.

Other artworks for this series: Cinder and Adam (Croatia and Belarus) Blake (Serbia) Emerald (Poland)

[wistfulpoltergeist]

Such 'crescents' earrings are very popular in Ukrainian culture and were an attribute of many Ukrainian Cossacks.

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[sonyaheaneyauthor]

Ukrainian Cossack on a 1913 postcard. X

[gruelgruelworld]

i wonder if u could draw ukraine from hetalia<3 some historic military uniform (but not soviet ahahah), or traditional outfit?

That’s such a splendid idea. Wonderful excuse to draw a Cossack uniform. Don’t expect I’ll put this much effort into all requests tho

[illustratus]

Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks — by Ilya Repin

[marichka]

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[songs-of-the-east]

Bayda (1968) - Hryhoriy Synytsia

Bayda, the legendary figure in Ukrainian folklore, is based on the historical Dmytro Vyshnevetsky, a 16th-century Ruthenian noble and military leader who founded the first Cossack fortress on Khortytsia Island, laying the groundwork for the Zaporizhian Sich. Though a real figure, he was transformed in Ukrainian dumy (epic songs) into a heroic Cossack warrior who defied the Ottoman Sultan, refused to abandon his faith when offered to marry the Sultan's daughter, and was martyred in captivity. Hung on a hook and tortured, Baida remains defiant until death, symbolizing unbreakable spirit and the fight for freedom of the Cossacks. Through this legend, he became a lasting emblem of Cossack bravery and Ukrainian resistance to tyranny.