In 1878, a brigade named after them was established in Persia.
In 1878, a brigade named after them was established in Persia. Their villages were largely self-governed locally by "atamans" and nationally by "hetmans." Key figures in their history include Stenka Razin, who led a peasant's revolt in 1670, and Ivan Mazeppa. Divided into the communities of the "Zaporog" and "Don," they were long the cavalry and domestic enforcement arm of the tsars. For 10 points, identify these romanticized frontiersmen of Russia.
In 1878, a brigade named after them was established in Persia.
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