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(28 Aug 1995) T/I 10:12:58


GORKY PARK'S ALL-RUSSIAN COSSACK FESTIVAL

Moscow, Russia Natsot Duration: 1.47"

More than 40 different Cossack organisations have gathered in
Moscow's Gorky Park for the second annual All-Russian Cossack
Festival.
The three-day gathering included horse races, theatrical
performances, contests in song and dance and demonstrations of
skill with sabers.
Long repressed under the Soviet regime for their close ties with
the Tsar, the Cossacks have experienced a revival in the years
since perestroika.
Cossack groups have sprung up in Russia, Ukraine and the Caucasus
-- where they were used to subdue local tribes during colonial
wars in the 19th century.
Since the fall of communism, the Cossacks have been closely
associated with various hard-right organisations. The Festival
organisers insist that the gathering is purely cultural and
contains no political overtones.


SHOWS:

Opening ceremony, band playing. Priest praying. People singing. Cossacks making sign of the cross. Dignitary speaking.
Horseback riders. Parade of cossacks. Group of children dancing.
Singing. Band.

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