Russian Federation Cossacks get their military colours back!

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This being a quite historical moment in Russia, I wanted to share these amazing pictures with the membership. I also wanted enthusiasts of uniforms to see the great variety of trim and colours, quite splendid!

(NOTE 1: All of the following photos are from the site of the President of the Russian Federation and are allowed for use by anybody as long as the tag www.kremlin.ru is used to identify their provenance.

NOTE 2: clicking on any picture will show you the larger full size pics.))

On 7 December 2011, president Dmitry Medvedev presented each Cossack Host with its military banner.

President Medvedev greeting the atamans (Cossack chieftains) of the various hosts (communities).

The banner of the Ussuri Cossack Army being handed to ataman Oleg Melnikov.

The banner of the Terek Cossack Army being handed to ataman Vasily Bondarev.

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The banner of the Orenburg Cossack Army being handed to ataman Vladimir Romanov.

The banner of the Kuban Cossack Army being handed to ataman Nicholas Doluda.

The banner of the Irkutsk Cossack Army being handed to ataman Nicholas Shakhov.

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The banner of the Trans-Baikal Cossack Army being handed to ataman Sergey Bobrov.

The banner of the Yenisei Cossack Army being handed to ataman Platov Paul.

The banner of the Volga Cossack Army being handed to ataman Ivan Mironov.

Edited May 11, 2012 by TacHel

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The banner of the Siberian Cossack Army being handed to ataman Ostryaginu Anatolia.

The banner of the Grand Don Army being handed to ataman Viktor Vodolatsky.

The banner of the Central Cossack Army being handed to ataman Valery Nalimov.