Collection of World War I Cossack soldiers postcards

Item — Box: 1

Identifier: MSE/REE 0052

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Collection of World War I Cossack soldiers postcards, 1914, comprises a complete set of 12 postcards from artist K. Govoiarov depicting the adventures of a Cossack. Postcards display mobilization, military progress through Poland and Austria, arrival in Berlin, demobilization, and return to Russia of a Cossack soldier. Noted in verso, postcards were published as a fundraiser for orphans of the lower-rank soldiers of the Army and Navy.

Dates

Creation: 1914

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Biographical / Historical

Cossacks are an Eastern Slavic, Orthodox Christian people group from the Ukraine and Russia who exchanged military services for privileges and freedom from the Russian government. The Cossacks had elements of independence and self-rule in exchange for their conscription in military service for Russia. Cossack soldiers in the 19-20th centuries were used by Russia to suppress revolutionary activity and were conscripted to fight in World War I.