This was beautiful, despite my desire to speak Russian I would think that if I spoke it it would feel weirder and less special- because English language is so boring
"the Terek Cossacks defended Russia's southern border against the Ingush and Chechens" Rather the opposite, the Cossacks invaded the Ingush and Chechens
Welcome to the good old days where everyone captures each other, imposes tribute or just robs and steals people into slavery.🎉 If the state still exists, then it has absorbed someone.