True to this moniker, Ukraine’s Cossacks — a semi-nomadic militaristic group originating somewhere in the 15th century — are renowned as sovereign warriors and pioneers of independence in ...

Cossacks' familiarity surfaced in its very traditional RTS formula: Peasants tilled the land, mined gold or iron, and erected new buildings. From your buildings, you'd generate and upgrade masses ...

Cossacks 2 definitely has lots of units on screen at a time but, even on my Alienware machine, I still had some framerate problems and stuttering during the more massive battles.

With the Cossacks’ role as frontiersmen now redundant, they were forced to make way for the aristocracy’s farming estates. Yet this was not enough for the Tsars, who saw a risk of the Cossack ...

Cossacks 2 Gold brings together Cossacks II - Napoleonic Wars and Cossacks II - Battle for Europe. Tactical and strategic warfare - experience historical battles played on a true-to-life scale.

Cossacks: European Wars Review If you don't mind another variation on an oft-played theme, Cossacks has more than enough variety to ensure fun empire building and colorful clashes.

In a dramatic recreation of the Cossack glory days, a wild-eyed warrior on horseback tears through the long grass of the Russian steppe swinging a silver sabre above his head. Cossack cannons fire ...

This is what the Cossacks were doing for three hundred years before the monarchy officially recognized Cossacks as a distinct group. The Cossack people are ethnic Russians with a distinct language and ...

The Cossacks play an increasingly important role in Russia. Their disciplined way of life, patriotism, large families and commitment to work, are seen by many politicians as a model that could help ...

OPINION Ukraine's fighting Cossack spirit – Stalinist Putin won't prevail To understand the courage of the Ukrainians, look to their history and national anthem ...

Two Cossacks ride by, their rifles in slings bouncing lightly on their backs, and the brown and gray legs of their horses blur—again the mountains. Across the Terek [river], smoke rises from a ...

Cossacks has every potential to be a classic historical RTS. The units are diverse and the potential for huge battles is compelling, but I'll be damned if I can get to that point in solo play.