The Union of Cossack Youth movement was created in 2017 and already brings together about 95 thousand people - students of cadet corps, schools, Cossack sports clubs, students. The guys help veterans, assist in orphanages and nursing homes, care for monuments and graves of heroes.
“You can share how you can work together, preserve traditions and Cossack culture — there are no such active friendly Cossacks anywhere in the country,” said the deputy head of department.
According to the vice-governor, ataman of the KKV, Nikolai Douda, special attention is paid to the support of the Cossack education. In the Cossack classes today trained 82 thousand children. Another thousand - in the cadet corps.
“In the Leningrad region we have continuity in the Cossack education system: Cossack kindergarten, school and Cossack groups at the Leningrad Social Pedagogical College, where students study as teachers of Cossack classes,” the deputy head of the region said.
Various mass events with the participation of Cossack youth take place in the region. For example, last year the Cossack dictation was organized for the first time. About 22 thousand people tested their knowledge of the history, traditions and customs of the Kuban Cossacks.
400 atamans of Cossack classes, Cossack schools, Cossack cadet corps took part in the change of the “Kuban Cossacks” youth forum “Region 93”.
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