| Registered Cossacks of the Russian Federation | |
|---|---|
| Russian: Государственный реестр казачьих обществ Российской Федерации | |
 Emblem of the All-Russian Cossack Society | |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Country |  Russia |
| Allegiance |  President of Russia |
| Type | Cossacks |
| Size | ~40,000 |
| Garrison/HQ | Moscow, Russia |
| Website | vsko |
| Commanders | |
| Ataman | Vitaly Vladimirovich Kuznetsov |
| Chairman of the Council for Cossack Affairs | Anatoly Seryshev |
| Insignia | |
| Flag |  |
| Patch | .png) |
| Abbreviation | Казачество (Kazachestvo) |
The Registered Cossacks of the Russian Federation are a Cossack paramilitary formation that originally performed non-military and public safety services, on the basis of the Federal Law of the Russian Federation dated December 5, 2005 No. 154-FZ "On State Service of the Russian Cossacks".[1] However, since the 2008 Russian invasion of Georgia the Registered Cossacks have assumed a direct military role. [2]
There reportedly are up to 10 million Cossacks in Russia, and the registered Cossack associations include around 740,000 people, of whom around 600,000 also carry out border and security tasks.[3][4][5][6][7] However, in the 2010 Russian census, only about 67,000 people described themselves as Cossacks. [8]
Cossack units have also been raised for and existing Cossack units have been placed under the control of the National Guard of Russia. [9]
- ^ Федеральный закон Российской Федерации от 5 декабря 2005 г. N 154-ФЗ - О государственной службе российского казачества [Federal Law of the Russian Federation from 5 December 2005 No 154-FZ - On the State Service of Russian Cossacks] (in Russian). rg.ru. 8 December 2005.
- ^ https://css.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/gess/cis/center-for-securities-studies/pdfs/RAD-153-9-12.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ RIA Novosti vom 3. Juli 2008: Russlands Kosaken werden für nationale Sicherheit mit verantwortlich.
- ^ RIA Novosti vom 1. Juli 2005: Kosaken wieder im Dienst am Staat.[dead link]
- ^ RIA Novosti vom 5. August 2008: Russischer Kosaken-Ataman dementiert Meldungen über Spaltung im Kosaken-Heer.
- ^ RIA Novosti vom 16. August 2006: Kosaken von Abchasien und Russland schließen Freundschaftsvertrag.
- ^ RIA Novosti vom 2. August 2006: Russische Kosaken bereit zum Schutz der Bürger Russlands in Abchasien.
- ^ Wie Russlands patriotische Kosaken Moskau erobern – Die Welt vom 28. November 2012.
- ^ "UNHCR Web Archive".