The first large circle of Russian Cossacks took place in the Church of Christ the Savior. Federal Agency for Nationalities Affairs

16.02.2018

The Great Circle of the Russian Cossacks took place

On February 15, the Great Circle of Russian Cossacks took place in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. The event was organized by the Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs with the support of the Presidential Council Russian Federation for the Cossacks, the Synodal Committee of the Russian Orthodox Church for Cooperation with the Cossacks and the Government of Moscow. The idea of ​​holding such a large-scale event was supported by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.

The organizing committee for the preparation of the event was headed by the head of the FADN of Russia Igor Barinov.

“This is the first time we are holding such a large-scale event, which, I am sure, will become a landmark event in recent history Russian Cossacks, a big step towards its unification,” commented Igor Barinov.

More than 1,500 Cossacks from 80 regions of the country, including Crimea and Sevastopol, take part in the Great Circle of Russian Cossacks. These are representatives of 11 registered military Cossack societies, including the Volga military Cossack society, public associations of Cossacks, the Cossack Party of the Russian Federation, youth Cossack organizations, as well as representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church who nurture the Cossack societies.

The event opened with a festive divine service in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, which was conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.

Greetings to the participants and guests of the Big Circle were sent by Russian President Vladimir Putin. In his message, the head of state noted that the current generation of Cossacks respects the unique historical, cultural, spiritual heritage of the Russian Cossacks, and seeks to actively participate in the life of the country and society. He noted that the Cossacks throughout the history of Russia valiantly fought for the country, faithfully served the Fatherland. Putin expressed confidence that the Great Circle would be held in a constructive manner and wished the participants successful work.

The delegation of the Kuban army was headed by Cossack General Nikolai Doluda. It was he who initiated the creation of a single Russian Cossack army in October last year during the first forum of registered Cossack troops of Russia in Krasnodar.

As the head of the Federal Agency for Nationalities Affairs Igor Barinov noted, the eleven existing registered Cossack troops are actually autonomous, they lack coordination. We need a headquarters that will form the agenda of all registered Cossack troops.

Metropolitan Kirill of Stavropol and Nevinnomyssk also made a presentation.

“Today in Moscow in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, we are all participants and witnesses of an important event in national history- A large circle of Russian Cossacks. The agenda of the Circle included key organizational issues for discussion and decision-making. Indeed, the essential task of the Cossack life is its unity in the name of strengthening and prosperity of the Fatherland. In our everyday life, we often encounter various kinds of inconsistencies, but the arising obstacles should not be caused by indignation and non-constructive behavior, especially demonstrative actions, but by a balanced approach to the difficulties that have arisen, deliberate conclusions, rational actions of the Cossacks,” said the Metropolitan.

Issues of the implementation of the strategy were raised at the Great Circle public policy in relation to the Cossacks, the interaction of the Russian Orthodox Church with the Russian Cossacks, as well as issues of consolidation of the Russian Cossacks. Also on the circle, speakers and participants discussed the issue of electing the Supreme Ataman of the All-Russian Registered Cossack Army.

The unified headquarters will be located in Moscow. The Supreme Ataman will be appointed by the President of Russia. Igor Barinov called today a landmark event for the entire Russian Cossacks, noting that work will soon begin on the creation of a single military Cossack society and the path of development of the entire Cossacks. The legal aspects of the creation of a single Russian Cossack army are planned to be resolved this autumn.

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Traditionally, among the Cossacks, the Cossack Circle serves as the designation of any national assembly. The circles decided all public affairs and, with the complete independence and democracy of the Cossack societies, were an assembly of full-fledged representatives of the people.

At the end of the last century, due to the dramatic events of that time, the Cossacks were divided into state and public unions. Now there are 11 troops on the register and there is even a division into "red" and "white", as in the Civil War. The great circle will try to outline ways to solve this problem.

The Cossacks of the Great Don Army took part in the Great Circle of the Russian Cossacks, held in Moscow on February 15.

To participate in the Cossack forum, 200 Cossacks went to the capital - representatives of all Cossack districts of the Great Don Army. The delegation of the Don Cossacks was headed by the ataman of the All-Great Don Army, Cossack General V.G. Goncharov.

On the eve of the Circle, the Cossacks visited the Moscow State University of Technology and Management named after K.G. Razumovsky. Here, the Don residents took part in the work of discussion platforms to discuss the strategic tasks set by the President of Russia, and also met with the Chairman of the Council under the President of Russia for Cossacks A.D. Beglov, head of the Federal Agency for Nationalities I.V. Barinov and chairman of the Synodal Committee of the Russian Orthodox Church on interaction with the Cossacks, Metropolitan of Stavropol and Nevinnomyssk Kirill.

On February 15, on the feast of the Meeting of the Lord, representatives of eleven military Cossack societies included in the State Register of Cossack societies in the Russian Federation, public Cossack organizations operating in Russia, youth Cossack associations gathered in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Divine Liturgy officiated His Holiness Patriarch Moscow and All Russia Kirill. The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church was concelebrated by representatives Orthodox clergy who nourish the Cossacks in different parts of Russia, including the confessor of the Cossacks of the All-Great Don Army, Archpriest Sergiy Mashtanov and the rector of the Novocherkassk Patriarchal Ascension Military All-Cossack Cathedral, Archpriest Georgy Smorkalov.

At the end of the Divine Liturgy, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill addressed the present chieftains of the military Cossack societies, Cossacks and Cossacks:

- Dear Cossack brothers! Your role in the history of Russia is not comparable with the role of any of social groups of people. Always, when there was a threat to our country, when it was necessary to protect the most vulnerable areas state border when it was necessary to uphold order in the Fatherland - then the Cossacks were on the front line. They could not be defeated in direct combat, they could not be seduced by the propaganda that the army was seduced by on the eve of the tragic events that Russia remembered for a century last year. The Cossacks did not succumb to any promises, to any propaganda, they remained faithful to the Church, the Tsar and the Fatherland. Perhaps that is why such a terrible blow was inflicted on the Cossacks in the post-revolutionary years. It seemed that the concept of "Cossack" was gone forever from our Russian national life. But today we see clearly the revival of the Cossacks - as a spiritual and military force State of the Russian. It is remarkable that in your activity you combine the desire to improve your professional qualifications as soldiers, defenders of the Fatherland, and the desire to expand your knowledge in the field of Orthodox faith, the history of the people, the history of the Cossacks, in order to really be the bearers of national and religious self-consciousness. The phenomenon of the Cossacks is a unique phenomenon. There is nothing like it anywhere in the world. This is evidence of a special perception by Russian people of their responsibility before God, before the Church, before the people, before their loved ones.

Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill presented the Chairman of the Council under the President of Russia for Cossack Affairs A.D. Beglov Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Restoration of the Patriarchate in the Russian Orthodox Church". HELL. Beglov, in turn, on behalf of all the Cossacks, the Cossack youth congratulated the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church on the feast of the Presentation of the Lord and shared his vision of further cooperation between the Russian Cossacks and the Church:

- Today, representatives of all the Cossacks of our Fatherland prayed in this temple with your blessing: from the Kuriles and Kamchatka to Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad. The whole vast country today sent delegates here to its first Cossack Circle with your blessing. Thank you so much for blessing the holding of this Circle in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior - the main temple of our country and the temple for all the Cossacks. You once did a very brave act, for the Cossacks, at least, it was very important: you took under your amuphor not only the Russian Cossacks, but all the Cossacks who live on our land. Here today our Cossack brothers stand before you. These are real spiritual warriors who really did not change their oath, did not betray their country and did not betray the Orthodox faith. I want to assure you that it was and will be so!

Then, in the hall of the Church Councils, the Great Circle of the Russian Cossacks began its work. The organizers of the large-scale Cossack forum were the Council under the President of Russia for Cossack Affairs, the Federal Agency for Nationalities, the Synodal Committee of the Russian Orthodox Church for Cooperation with the Cossacks, the Government of Moscow and the Moscow State University technologies and management named after K.G. Razumovsky.

The Big Circle of the Russian Cossacks united more than one and a half thousand Cossacks from 80 regions of the country. According to the decision of the Council of Atamans of the military Cossack societies of Russia, the chieftain of the Irkutsk Cossack army, Cossack General N.I. Shakhov. The Chairman of the Council under the President of Russia for Cossack Affairs A.D. was invited to the Presidium of the Big Circle. Beglov, head of the Federal Agency for Nationalities I.V. Barinov, Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia A.I. Bastrykin, Head of the Russian Presidential Administration for domestic politics A.V. Yarin, First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia A.V. Gorovoy and Metropolitan of Stavropol and Nevinnomyssk Kirill. Deputies became guests of the Big Circle State Duma Russia from Rostov region A.M. Sholokhov, M.I. Shablykin, A.G. Kobilev.

Chairman of the Council under the President of Russia for the Cossacks A.D. Beglov read out the greetings of the head of state. In the greeting, in particular, the President noted that the current generation of Cossacks respects their unique historical heritage and seeks to participate in the life of the country. From myself A.D. Beglov added that the Cossacks today belong to the most patriotic part of society:

- Patriotism begins with the desire to solve a specific problem in a specific place and time: in one's own village, in one's own city. This position is called active local patriotism. Patriotism also manifests itself in voting in elections, especially given the harsh foreign policy pressure. The stronger Russia becomes, the more it irritates its geopolitical rivals. And the Cossacks always knew who to entrust the country to - the one who could be entrusted with the "nuclear briefcase". Recall the 90s, when the country was in line with American policy. Now we not only accept do-it-yourself solutions, but we also force them to reckon with Russian interests, we take a decisive position in the fight against world terrorism, issues of the Crimean referendum. The country has come a long way, even if we are not always aware of these changes.

Then, the ataman of the Salsk district of the All-Great Don Army, Yesaul O.Yu. Basov, who shared his vision of the processes that the Russian Cossacks are going through:

“Today it is not in vain that we have gathered in this significant place. We have gathered to unite all the Cossack troops. But association is not an end in itself. This is just a means to achieve the goals that our President V.V. Putin. The head of state has set a number of super-tasks for the entire country, one of which is a powerful leap forward. It is impossible to make this breakthrough within the framework of the farm, yurt and even military Cossack society. In order to move forward together with the country, we must create a single Cossack headquarters, a single Cossack administration. To develop the tactics and strategy of the All-Russian Cossack Army on a daily basis. The Cossacks of the Don Cossacks will consider it an honor to be in the reserve of our President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief. In two years, the Great Don Host, and together with us all the Cossacks of Russia, will celebrate the 450th anniversary of service to the Russian State. I think our descendants, like our ancestors, will not forgive us if we make the wrong decision.

Head of the Federal Agency for Nationalities I.V. Barinov, in his speech, drew a peculiar line under the almost thirty-year history of the revival of the Cossacks:

Speaking about the need to unite the Cossacks, I.V. Barinov drew the attention of those present that now eleven registered Cossack troops are actually autonomous. As conceived by the Federal Agency for Nationalities Affairs, the role of the coordinating center should be played by the headquarters of the All-Russian Cossack Army, which will be located in Moscow and form the daily agenda of all registered Cossack troops.

Metropolitan Kirill of Stavropol and Nevinnomyssk made a presentation, also paying great attention to the theme of the unity of the Russian Cossacks:

- In front of the Russian Orthodox Church among several important tasks the task of spiritual nourishment of the Cossacks, their unification around the Church of Christ, regardless of the status of the Cossack societies, was and remains the key one. Before the Lord and brotherly prayer, in daily thoughts and deeds we are all equal. If a Cossack swears an oath on the cross and the Gospel in the temple, then following life Orthodox Christian becomes his main spiritual concern, incentive, moral act.

The mechanism of unification of the Russian Cossacks into a single All-Russian Cossack army was presented to the assembled Cossacks by the ataman of the Kuban Cossack army, Cossack General N.A. Doluda:

- The Russian Cossacks went through a long stage of revival. During this time, a system of Cossack societies was built, numbering hundreds of thousands of Cossacks. However, this system cannot be considered complete until an all-Russian registered Cossack army is created, which will include eleven existing Cossack troops. This is the path to true unification of the Russian Cossacks. The mechanisms for such an association are already largely laid down in the current legislation and documents. strategic planning. In 2012, the President of Russia approved the Strategy for the Development of State Policy towards the Russian Cossacks until 2020. This document, among its goals, has the promotion of self-organization and integration processes in the Russian Cossacks, including through the creation of the All-Russian Cossack Army. The creation of the All-Russian Military Cossack Society is directly stated in the federal law "On the Public Service of the Russian Cossacks." Of course, the creation of the All-Russian Cossack Army should not contradict other laws of the Russian Federation, first of all, the Constitution, the Civil Code, decrees of the President of the Russian Federation and government decrees in the field of Cossacks. In accordance with the law "On the Public Service of the Russian Cossacks", the All-Russian Military Cossack Society is created by combining military Cossack societies. Based on this, the members of the All-Russian Cossack Army are members of the military Cossack societies included in it. The Charter of the All-Russian Cossack Army is approved by the President of the Russian Federation. The creation of such a powerful organization should pursue and certain goals. First of all, this is the coordination of the activities of military Cossack societies, participation in the development and implementation of state policy in relation to the Russian Cossacks, government programs and projects in relation to the Russian Cossacks, including in the field economic development Cossack troops. In turn, this implies interaction with federal state authorities, state authorities of subjects and local governments. It is very important at the same time that the All-Russian Cossack Army will defend the consolidated position of the entire Russian Cossacks, and not individual military Cossack societies. The All-Russian Cossack Army will ensure that the military Cossack societies fulfill their obligations to bear public service, as well as to promote the role of the Russian Cossacks in educating the younger generation in the spirit of patriotism and readiness to serve the Fatherland. An important area of ​​activity of the All-Russian Cossack Army will be the preservation of cultural and historical traditions, customs, forms of management and life of the Russian Cossacks, protection civil rights and freedoms, honor and dignity of the Cossacks. The activities of the All-Russian Cossack Army will not be limited to the borders of the Russian Federation, it will strengthen ties with associations of Cossacks abroad, including assisting compatriots from among the Cossacks in their voluntary return to Russia. What will be the command structure of the All-Russian Cossack Army? Obviously, based on the Cossack traditions, the All-Russian Cossack Circle, that is, the congress of elected Cossacks representing their military Cossack societies, should become the supreme governing body. The All-Russian Cossack Circle must be convened at least once every three years. However, at the initiative of the Supreme Ataman or at the request of 2/3 of the members of the Council of Atamans, an extraordinary meeting of the All-Russian Cossack Circle may be convened. Considering national importance activities of the All-Russian Cossack Army, the right to convene an extraordinary Circle should be vested in a state body authorized to interact with the Russian Cossacks. To date, such a body is the Federal Agency for Nationalities. The All-Russian Cossack army needs an ataman as the highest executive. Ataman must be appointed by the President of the Russian Federation, that is, to be chieftain. The proposed term of office of the ataman is 6 years. Other governing bodies of the All-Russian Cossack Army can be: the Council of Atamans, consisting of atamans of military Cossack societies, the Council of Old Men, which will include representatives of military Cossack societies, as well as the headquarters of the All-Russian Cossack army. The headquarters should be formed by the supreme ataman, and the chief of staff should simultaneously hold the position of the first deputy ataman. Another body may be the control and audit commission, designed to ensure control economic activity All-Russian Cossack Army. Whether any other organs will be required and which ones - this should be decided by the Cossacks themselves. This question should be discussed among the troops, and the troops should send their proposals to the interdepartmental commission for the implementation of this strategy, which operates under the Federal Agency for Nationalities. These are the basic principles on the basis of which the All-Russian Registered Cossack Society can be created. But its very creation is not a one-time decision. It is necessary to go through a number of stages in order for the creation to become possible. First of all, it is necessary to convene the Council of Atamans, which will make a fundamental decision on the unification of all eleven registered Cossack troops. This issue must be coordinated with the Presidential Council for Cossack Affairs and the Federal Agency for Nationalities. In addition, the Council of Atamans should work out the norms of representation for participation in the founding All-Russian Cossack Circle. After that, in each of the Troops, it is necessary to hold a Circle or Gathering, at which the Cossacks must decide on joining the All-Russian Registered Cossack Army, and also, in accordance with a certain norm of representation, elect delegates to participate in the founding Big Circle of the All-Russian Cossack Army. Only after this will it become possible to hold a Big Circle, during which a decision will be officially made on the creation of the All-Russian Cossack Army and its charter will be adopted, which should also be developed by this time. Also, in the course of this Circle, governing bodies should be formed, the location of the headquarters should be chosen, and the symbols of the All-Russian Cossack Host should be approved. After the President of Russia approves the charter, all that remains is to officially register it with the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation. The creation of the All-Russian Cossack Army will become major event in modern history Russian Cossacks.

The grandson M.A. shared his vision of the Cossack issue in its modern realities with the Cossacks. Sholokhova, deputy of the State Duma of Russia A.M. Sholokhov.

- I live and was elected a deputy of the State Duma in that part of the Rostov region, where, as they say, the Cossacks have always lived compactly. And because of this, it sometimes saddens me to see misunderstanding among ordinary residents of this region. Including ordinary Cossacks, whom no one has ever recorded as Cossacks, but as at one of the first, back in the late 80s, Krug, unauthorized, one old Cossack in Vyoshenskaya to the call to enroll in Cossacks, in a thunderous voice from the distant ranks asked: "Who wrote me out of them?" So these people, they resolutely do not understand the divisions that are present in the Cossack environment today. I also live on the land that used to belong to the Land of the Don Cossacks, where today, less than a hundred years later, the "fertile" sparks of the civil war were thrown, and we see that this civil war is going on again in the Donbass. And this is also scary, and this is also from misunderstanding. Therefore, what is happening, this Circle, says that we are approaching insight. To insight on the part of the state and society, which are getting rid of the fear of this great phenomenon, which has been inculcated over many decades, which is skillfully used to this day. And this insight is ours with you.

During his speech, A.M. Sholokhov also read to those present a letter to the grandfather of Pavel Nazarievich Kudinov, a participant civil war, the commander of the rebel units during the famous Vyoshensky uprising, a man who went through a foreign land, the Gulag, but who remained faithful to the Don in his heart. The text of the letter, well known to the Don Cossacks, did not leave anyone indifferent.

At the end of the work of the Circle, the ataman of the Irkutsk Cossack army N.I. Shakhov read out the resolution of the Great Circle of the Russian Cossacks, which reflected the instructions addressed to the atamans of the military Cossack societies. Thus, the Council of Atamans of military Cossack societies was recommended at the next meeting to consider the issue of merging into the All-Russian Cossack Society and develop a standard of representation for participation in the founding Circle. Military Cossack societies are invited to complete all preparatory work on the creation of the All-Russian Cossack Army by November 2018. In addition, military Cossack societies included in the state register of Cossack societies in the Russian Federation, and Cossack public organizations are recommended to intensify interaction with the Russian Orthodox Church in terms of churching Cossacks, building churches and installing worship crosses, missionary and pilgrimage activities. Military Cossack societies are also recommended to actively establish a dialogue with public Cossack organizations in order to develop a form of unification and further consolidation of the Russian Cossacks in the future.

After the completion of the Circle, the Kuban Cossack choir conducted by Viktor Zakharchenko performed before the Cossacks, delighting those present with the highest academic level of performance of Cossack songs.

17.02.2018

On February 15, on the feast of the Meeting of the Lord and the day of the Great Circle of the Russian Cossacks, in Moscow in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy, co-served by Metropolitan Kirill of Stavropol and Nevinnomyssk, military priests of military Cossack societies, executive secretary of the Synodal Committee of the Priest Timofei Chaikin, as well as the heads of the diocesan departments for interaction with the Cossacks.

Before communion with a sermon, the members of the Great Circle, who prayed with the Patriarch, were addressed by the executive secretary of the Synodal Committee for Interaction with the Cossacks, Priest Timofei Chaikin, confessor of Moscow State University of Technology. K.G. Razumovsky (First Cossack University) and the Union of Cossack Warriors of Russia and Abroad.

At the end of the liturgy, for the labors for the glory of the Russian Orthodox Church and the spiritual revival of the Cossacks, His Holiness the Patriarch presented the jubilee medal "In memory of the 100th anniversary of the restoration of the Patriarchate in the Russian Orthodox Church" to the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the North-Western federal district, Chairman of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for Cossacks A.D. Beglov.

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After a short break in the Hall of Church Councils, the Great Circle of the Russian Cossacks began.

The organizers of the event are the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for Cossacks, the Federal Agency for Nationalities, the Synodal Committee of the Russian Orthodox Church for Interaction with the Cossacks with the support of the Government of Moscow.

More than 1.5 thousand people from 80 regions of the Russian Federation took part in the Great Circle of the Russian Cossacks. These are chieftains and representatives of military Cossack societies, public associations of Cossacks, the Cossack Party of the Russian Federation, youth Cossack organizations, representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church, leaders and employees of diocesan departments for interaction with the Cossacks who nourish the Cossack societies, Cossack confessors, as well as employees of the Synodal Committee for interaction with the Cossacks.

Archpriest Pavel Samoylenko, military priest of the Terek Cossack Army (Stavropol diocese) arrived in Moscow to participate in the work of the Circle; Archpriest Vladimir Zagarinsky, military priest of the Volga Cossack Army Cossack Society (Diocese of Samara); Archpriest Sergiy Mashtanov, military priest of the Military Cossack Society "Great Don Army" (Rostov diocese); Archpriest Igor Skobeev, military priest of the Military Cossack Society "Siberian Cossack Army" (Omsk diocese); Archpriest Mark Kosolapov, military priest of the Cossack Military Society "Irkutsk Cossack Host" (Irkutsk diocese); Archpriest John Garmash, military priest of the Military Cossack Society "Kuban Cossack Army" (Ekaterinodar diocese); Archpriest Maxim Minyailo, military priest of the Cossack Military Society "Orenburg Cossack Army" (Ekaterinburg diocese); Archpriest Andrei Kazantsev, military priest of the Cossack Military Society "Yenisei Cossack Army" (Krasnoyarsk diocese); Archpriest Sergiy Komkov, military priest of the Military Cossack Society "Trans-Baikal Cossack Host" (Chita diocese); Priest Mark Kravchenko, Military Priest of the Military Cossack Society "Central Cossack Host" (Moscow City Diocese); Priest Konstantin Nasin, military priest of the Military Cossack Society "Ussuri Cossack Army" (Vanino diocese).

By decision of the Council of Atamans, Nikolai Ivanovich Shakhov, ataman of the Cossack Military Society "Irkutsk Cossack Host" was appointed as the duty officer of the Big Circle.

Among the guests of honor of the Circle are A.D. Beglov, Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the North-Western Federal District, Chairman of the Council for Cossack Affairs under the President of the Russian Federation; Metropolitan Kirill of Stavropol and Nevinnomyssk, Chairman of the Synodal Committee for Cooperation with the Cossacks; head of the Federal Agency for Nationalities Affairs IV Barinov; Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation AI Bastrykin; Head of the Office of the President of the Russian Federation for Domestic Policy, Executive Secretary of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for Cossack Affairs A.V.Yarin; First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation A.V. Gorovoy.

The event was attended by representatives of the leadership of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, the Moscow government, other government bodies, deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the North-Western Federal District, Chairman of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for Cossack Affairs A.D. Beglov read the greetings of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin to the delegates and guests of the Circle. The head of state, in particular, noted that the current generation of Cossacks respects their unique historical heritage and strives to participate in the life of the country.

In his speech, A.D. Beglov gave an analysis of the positive changes that have taken place in our country over last years, highlighting in this positive dynamics the work of modern Cossacks. Beglov, in particular, said that with his work and great patriotic work in educating younger generation Cossacks after a long period of decossackization and oblivion, "the Cossacks regained their honor."

The creation of the All-Russian Cossack Society was announced by the head of the Federal Agency for Nationalities Affairs (FADN) I.V. Barinov. “Now there are 11 registered Cossack troops, they are actually autonomous, they lack coordination. The headquarters will be located in the capital and form the daily agenda of all registered Cossack troops. Ataman will be appointed by the President of Russia. The head of the FADN called today a landmark event for the entire Russian Cossacks. "We will go to the algorithm" road map"On the creation of a single military Cossack society and outline the ways for the development of the entire Cossacks."

At the Big Circle, issues of implementing the Strategy of State Policy towards the Cossacks, aspects of cooperation between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Cossacks were discussed. In several speeches and debates, the theme of the consolidation of the Cossacks was also touched upon.

The Cossacks, like the priesthood, swear in the temple on the Cross and the Gospel. The principles of “living not by lies”, caring for the family and Cossack brothers, serving the Fatherland, protecting the weak are the norm for the existence of a true Cossack in the past and present. Therefore, the Orthodox spirit in the Cossacks, brought up in children, is so important. This inspires hope, confidence that the obvious Christian truths will be continued in subsequent generations of Cossacks.

Metropolitan Kirill of Stavropol and Nevinnomyssk, Chairman of the Synodal Committee for Cooperation with the Cossacks, made a presentation at the Big Circle. Vladyka Metropolitan paid great attention to the theme of the unity of the Russian Cossacks. So, Metropolitan Kirill noted: “Indeed, the essential task of the Cossack life is its unity in the name of strengthening and prosperity of the Fatherland. In our everyday life, we often encounter various kinds of inconsistencies, but the arising obstacles should not be caused by indignation and non-constructive behavior, especially demonstrative actions, but by a balanced approach to the difficulties that have arisen, deliberate conclusions, rational actions of the Cossacks.

Life according to the commandments of God, veneration of the Mother Church, agreement with each other, respect for the position of the ataman of the Cossack society at any level - such is the old order in the Cossack environment. And it's not for us to change it. We all should know better and often remember the simple principles of the general Cossack way of life, because the ancestors of the Cossacks most time was spent in difficult campaigns, wars, hardships, therefore they knew how to value peace, friendship, good neighborliness and mutual assistance. Unfortunately, often, the pride of a person, which someone mistakenly perceives almost as dignity, gives rise to indignation, even anger, which, in turn, leads to excessive demands, in fact, self-deception. Pride and human dignity are not identical concepts. AT Holy Scripture it is said: “The pride of a man humbles him, but the humble in spirit gains honor” (Pr. 29:22).

The head of the Synodal Committee named desirable examples for strengthening the fraternal atmosphere in Cossack societies. “When the atamans of the Cossack communities, together with their deputies and Cossacks, proceed to the Sacraments of the Holy Church, carry out the obedience of ringers, sextons, singers, and also work together in opposition to neo-paganism and sectarianism, then the Cossack temple would be not in name, but in essence. The life of the Cossack Orthodox community develops in many ways, not only through common prayer, but through the specific social action of each Cossack.

There were other performances as well. All the delegates of the Big Circle supported the decision to create the All-Russian Cossack Society. Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Ataman of the Union of Cossack Warriors of Russia and Abroad V.P. Vodolatsky, who was elected Ataman of the All-Great Don Army for several years and did a lot for the formation of the Russian Cossacks, is a staunch supporter of the unification of registered Cossacks and social Cossacks. He spoke about this in his report. On the margins of the Circle, for labors for the glory of the Russian Orthodox Church and the revival of the Cossacks, Metropolitan Kirill presented the Order of the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov, III degree, to Viktor Petrovich Vodolatsky.

The Great Circle of the Russian Cossacks ended with a concert by the Kuban Cossack Choir conducted by Viktor Zakharchenko. This is the oldest and largest national Cossack group in Russia, which began its history in 1811 as a church choir.

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The Presidential Council for Cossack Affairs met today for the first time in Stavropol. It discussed the most exciting topic for the Cossacks - the implementation of the State Policy Strategy in relation to the Cossacks. The officials responsible for it noted that almost all tasks were completed by the federal center, and now it is up to the regions and municipalities. In the North Caucasus, as Sergei Melikov, Plenipotentiary Representative in the North Caucasus Federal District, noted, only the Stavropol Territory can serve good example implementation of a document of national importance.

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The document, which obliges the authorities to assist the development and formation of the Cossacks, was signed by the President of Russia two years ago. But the State Policy Strategy towards the Cossacks is being implemented with great difficulty in almost all regions - except, perhaps, Krasnodar Territory and partly the Rostov region.

The Cossacks dreamed of creating some kind of federal body that would monitor the implementation of plans, since the Presidential Council for Cossack Affairs, which met today in Stavropol, does not have real power. He only informs the head of state about the state of affairs, and all his decisions are advisory in nature.

The Interdepartmental Commission for Cossack Affairs under the Ministry of Regional Development could become a semblance of such a desired body. But in connection with the abolition of this ministry, it is not yet clear which of the departments the "Cossack" powers will be transferred to - the Ministry of Justice or the Ministry of Economic Development. And who will lead the commission now that Igor Slyunyaev's position has been reduced.

The Council itself also tried to respond to the aspirations of the Cossacks and created a commission to control and monitor the implementation of the Strategy, but it is not working yet. Nevertheless, members of the advisory body, among which are representatives of various ministries and departments, district administrations and chieftains of the troops, today reported on how what is written on paper is being implemented.

It's up to the regions and municipalities

General federal conditions for the development of the Cossacks on this moment created. The Chairman of the Council, Presidential Envoy to the Central Federal District Alexander Beglov, named the milestones passed. According to him, “the legal and organizational foundations for the activities of Cossack societies have been formed, entered into the register of Cossack societies and associations of Cossacks”, “long-term goals and objectives have been defined”, “a mechanism has been worked out for discussing and implementing the proposals of the Cossacks”, “the Strategy for the development of Cossacks to 2020”, “Action Plan for Strategy Implementation approved”.

“Thus, the stage of reformatting the work on the revival of the Russian Cossacks has been completed,” Beglov explained. The Council, as he noted, remains the function of developing political decisions and interaction with law enforcement agencies.

The government, having worked out a strategy and action plan, carried out the orders of the President of Russia. “Now all these plans should be adopted in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation up to large municipalities,” the head of the Council emphasized.

In the North Caucasian Federal District, the strategy is more or less successfully implemented only in the Stavropol Territory, where the regional target program support of the Cossacks. The embassy, ​​according to its head Sergei Melikov, included the implementation of the document in the priorities of its work. A commission for the affairs of the Cossacks has been created in the apparatus, work is underway with the youth.

But the Cossacks, perhaps, have more problems in the Caucasus than successes. “Not all regions have accepted and operate programs to support Cossack societies. We do not have many advanced Cossack enterprises. The involvement of the Cossacks in educational work with young people also leaves much to be desired,” the plenipotentiary believes.

He is most concerned about "attempts by certain "activists" to draw the Cossacks of the North Caucasus into the activities of radical nationalist religious organizations." “Unfortunately, I have to state that in the district, among the representatives of Cossack public organizations, there are Cossack nationalists, and, even worse, there are pagan Cossacks, no matter how strange it may sound. While this phenomenon is not widespread, however, subversive work in the ranks of the Cossacks continues,” Melikov said.

Stavropol role model

It will become a little easier for the authorities of Stavropol to fight neo-paganism: yesterday a new wooden church was opened in the village of Filimonovskaya, Izobilnensky district. It was built as part of the "Cossack Frontiers of Russia" project, as were six other churches that appeared in small towns in the country this year. Metropolitan Kirill of Stavropol and Nevinnomyssk, chairman of the Synodal Committee for Cossack Affairs, spoke about them at the Council.

However, Vladimir Vladimirov - without five minutes the governor Stavropol Territory- in his speech, he did not even include the public Cossacks among the Terek Cossacks, in whose ranks there are Gentile Rodnovers. I mentioned 16 thousand people, and these are only members of the military society. In fact, there are much more Cossacks in the Stavropol Territory. And participation in the meeting of the Council under the President for Cossack Affairs before the elections, which will be held on September 14, will clearly benefit the candidate for the post of head of the region.

Moreover, the regional authorities have something to be proud of in terms of supporting the Cossacks. As Vladimir Vladimirov said, about 100 million rubles will be spent on its solution this year alone. Cossack societies leased about 40 thousand hectares of land. Cossack farmers annually produce products worth almost 1 billion rubles.

Cossacks are involved, as required by the strategy, and in the civil service. 123 municipal and one district Cossack squads, six Cossack fire departments have been created in the Stavropol Territory. A thousand Cossacks are engaged in environmental activities.

The number of Cossack classes and schools is growing. For the completeness of the Cossack education, only the creation of the North Caucasian Cossack Cadet Corps is not enough. It is planned to be built in Kislovodsk. As Vladimirov noted, design estimates have already been developed and a plot of land for construction has been allocated. It remains to decide when the work will start. The dates will be determined at one of the next meetings in the embassy of the North Caucasus Federal District, Sergei Melikov announced to journalists after the meeting of the Council.

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In general, it is in the part of Cossack education that the strategy is carried out best. According to First Deputy Minister of Education Natalya Tretiak, if in 2012 there were about 500 Cossack classes in the country, now there are more than two thousand of them. And this year the First Cossack University appeared in the country. This status was given to the Moscow State University of Technology and Management named after K.G. Razumovsky, where about one and a half thousand students from among the members of military Cossack societies study. Now, according to Alexander Beglov, it is necessary to create an extensive network of university branches in order to consolidate the Cossack youth in the field. For the same purpose, he called on the Ministry of Education to promote the creation of vocational Cossack schools.

What prevents the Cossack private security companies?

The implementation of the strategy in terms of the state and other service of the Cossacks worries the First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia Alexander Gorovoy. The Cossacks are actively involved in the protection of public order. Their assistance is used by 66 subjects of the federation. The Ministry of Internal Affairs, according to the deputy minister, is interested in interacting with the Cossacks, since their formations are distinguished by "great mobility and organization."

The federal law on the participation of citizens in the protection of public order, in which a separate article provides for the possibility of attracting members of Cossack societies, required the issuance of additional legal acts. The Ministry of Internal Affairs coped with this, and now, as Gorovoy noted, adjustment of regional legislation is also required.

The Cossacks were allowed to patrol the streets in their uniform, which implies the presence of edged weapons. However, the people's combatant has no right to use it.

But with the active assistance of the Council, the Cossack military societies were allowed to organize their own private security companies - private security companies. They have not yet begun to act, and the reason for this, according to Gorovoy, was the insufficient diligence of the authorities. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is already ready to create specialized centers for the training of Cossack guards.

Alexander Beglov added that military private security companies will be able to protect only state and municipal institutions and will not be used as "private armies." In fact, it is this limitation that hinders the creation security companies. After all, the Cossacks will have to compete in tenders with private security companies, where pensioners work, ready to sit for days at a post for a minimal fee.

Does the Cossacks infringe on someone's rights?

Already after the meeting of the Council, its participants answered the questions of journalists who were interested in why such close attention is paid to the Cossacks and Orthodoxy and whether this infringes on the rights of other nationalities and confessions.

“Yes, today the Cossacks are mostly Orthodox, this has developed historically and has not changed over the centuries. This does not contradict other confessions that exist in our country today, Alexander Beglov assured. - If we talk about the Stavropol Territory, then I would support the governor, who came up with a proposal to develop a program that this is an international region. Here lives, is treated, studies great amount representatives of different nationalities.

As our president says, we are all Russians, but everyone has a historical small homeland, everyone has their own language, their own culture. Today it was decided to preserve the historical culture of the Cossacks. The more nationalities live in our country, the more we enrich each other, become stronger and more cultured. There are some opponents, our enemies, who want to destroy our country and are starting to drive this wedge. We have no contradictions with any confessions, with any nationalities. We have one country - Russia.

According to Alexander Dmitrievich, in the Cossack educational institutions representatives of any nationalities and confessions can study if they like it. This is exactly what happened in the Stavropol Cossack school.

Sergei Melikov added that there was no need to exacerbate this issue once again, since in a multinational region, which is North Caucasus, problems arise not only between believers of different faiths, but also among fellow believers - for example, territorial disputes. The task of the authorities is to smooth them out. “We are trying to keep records, including by the presence of religious institutions, to equalize in those proportions that would allow people to feel comfortable both on the territory of Kislovodsk and on the territory of Grozny,” the plenipotentiary explained.

In turn, Metropolitan Kirill cited statistics on the ratio of Orthodox and Muslim churches in the North Caucasus. “Today, there are 3 million Russian-speaking people in the Caucasus and 600 approximately Orthodox churches. Today there are 6 million inhabitants of other nations, many of whom are Muslims, and 6,000 mosques in the Caucasus. Today the Kurgan region has 100 Orthodox churches and 300 mosques. So who is hurting whom? the Metropolitan asked a rhetorical question.

And he immediately suggested: “Go to Chechnya, to Ingushetia, where today there are a lot of schools, including cadet corps, who start their lessons with a prayer, imams come there, like our priests, and pray in their free time at the elective level. Therefore, today there is no acuteness of this problem in the Caucasus. It is trying to be created by people who, perhaps, want to stir up the situation. I recently opened an Orthodox-Muslim camp with the mufti of the Stavropol Territory. 30 young Orthodox and Muslim guys, who after two weeks of the joint camp become great friends, correspond and congratulate each other. Therefore, the only thing we lack and that the authorities and the church are trying to implement is as much dialogue as possible, as many meetings as possible.”

Photo: Stavropol Metropolis

Council for Cossack Affairs under the President of the Russian Federation- in 1994-1997. advisory (advisory) body under the President of the Russian Federation on the revival of the Russian Cossacks and the unification of Cossack societies, as well as to develop proposals for determining state policy in relation to the Russian Cossacks.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of December 1, 1994 No. 2141 approved the Regulations on the Council and its composition.

(in accordance with the Regulations on the Council, approved by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of December 1, 1994 No. 2141)

• informing the President of the Russian Federation about the processes taking place in the Cossack movement;
• ensuring the interaction of the President of the Russian Federation with the Cossack societies;
• development of proposals for the definition of state policy in relation to the Russian Cossacks;
• participation in the preparation of draft regulatory legal acts on the implementation of state policy in relation to the Russian Cossacks;
• interaction with foreign Cossack organizations;
• organizing the preparation and holding of the All-Russian (unifying) Cossack circle.

Composition of the Council, approved by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of December 1, 1994 No. 2141

1. Egorov Nikolai Dmitrievich - Minister of the Russian Federation for Nationalities and Regional Policy (Chairman of the Council)
2. Reshetnikov Anatoly Vasilievich - Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation for Cooperation with political parties, public associations, factions and deputies of the chambers of the Federal Assembly (Executive Secretary of the Council)
3. Alakoz Valery Vladimirovich - First Deputy Chairman of Roskomzem
4. Blokhin Alexander Viktorovich - Director of the Department for Relations with the Subjects of the Federation, Parliament and Socio-Political Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
5. Bugay Nikolai Fedorovich - Head of the Department for the Affairs of the Repressed and Deported Peoples of the Ministry of National Affairs of Russia
6. Demin Vadim Petrovich - Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation
7. Dontsov Sergey Evgenievich - Head of the State and Legal Department of the Moscow Mayor's Office
8. Georgy Kondratiev - Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation
9. Kulikov Anatoly Sergeevich
10. Lazutova Maria Nikolaevna - Deputy Minister of Education of the Russian Federation
11. Mamonov Vladimir Fedorovich - Director of the Institute for Humanitarian Research of the Chelyabinsk State Pedagogical University
12. Petlyuchenko Viktor Sergeevich - Deputy Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate
13. Rubanov Vladimir Arsentievich - Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation
14. Safonov Anatoly Efimovich - First Deputy Director of the Federal Grid Company of Russia
15. Shcherbakov Alexey Sergeevich - Deputy Commander-in-Chief Border Troops Russian Federation

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of November 6, 1995 No. 1078 Blokhin A.V., Kondratyev G.G., Kulikov A.S., Petlyuchenko V.S. were removed from the Council; The Council included:

1. Volkov Sergey Alexandrovich (Bishop Savva) - Chairman of the Department of the Moscow Patriarchate for the interaction of the Russian Orthodox Church with the Armed Forces and law enforcement agencies
2. Drachevsky Leonid Vadimovich - Member of the Board, Head of the Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
3. Zherebtsov Vyacheslav Vladimirovich - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
4. Kulikov Alexander Nikolaevich - Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
5. Peshkov Andrey Sergeevich - Member of the Board of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia, Director of the All-Russian Research Institute for Nature Conservation
6. Chernenko Andrey Grigorievich - Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for Nationalities and Regional Policy

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated January 3, 1996 No. 2 A. N. Kulikov was withdrawn from the Council, Petr Mikhailovich Latyshev, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, was introduced to the Council.

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Returning this time from vacation, Rostov for the first time felt and learned to what extent his connection with Denisov and with the entire regiment was strong.
When Rostov drove up to the regiment, he experienced a feeling similar to the one he experienced when driving up to the Cook's House. When he saw the first hussar in the unbuttoned uniform of his regiment, when he recognized the red-haired Dementyev, he saw the hitching posts of the red horses, when Lavrushka joyfully shouted to his master: “The count has arrived!” and shaggy Denisov, who was sleeping on the bed, ran out of the dugout, hugged him, and the officers converged on the newcomer - Rostov experienced the same feeling as when his mother, father and sisters hugged him, and tears of joy that came to his throat prevented him from speaking . The regiment was also a home, and the home was invariably sweet and expensive, just like the parental home.
Appearing to the regimental commander, having received an assignment to the former squadron, going on duty and foraging, entering into all the small interests of the regiment and feeling deprived of freedom and shackled in one narrow, unchanging frame, Rostov experienced the same calm, the same support and the same consciousness the fact that he was here at home, in his place, which he felt under his parents' roof. There was no all this disorder of the free world, in which he did not find a place for himself and made mistakes in the elections; there was no Sonya with whom it was necessary or not to explain. It was not possible to go there or not to go there; there were no these 24 hours of the day, which so many different ways could be used; there was not this innumerable multitude of people, of whom none was closer, none was farther; there was no such obscure and indefinite monetary relationship with his father, there was no reminder of the terrible loss to Dolokhov! Here in the regiment everything was clear and simple. The whole world was divided into two uneven divisions. One is our Pavlograd regiment, and the other is everything else. And the rest didn't matter. Everything was known in the regiment: who was a lieutenant, who was a captain, who was a good man, who was a bad person, and most importantly, a comrade. The shopper believes in debt, the salary is a third; there is nothing to invent and choose, just do not do anything that is considered bad in the Pavlograd regiment; but they will send, do what is clear and distinct, determined and ordered: and everything will be fine.
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