Images of “Their” and “Strangers” in Toponymy and Toponymic Legends of the Don Cossacks by Marina Ryblova

“…The studies carried out to date on the settlements of the Don Cossacks and the toponymic system associated with them can and should be continued, since they open up prospects for further identifying the images of those with whom the Cossacks waged incessant wars, conquering and protecting the Russian and Don lands. …”
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The Organization of Fishing and Hunting Crafts Among the Russian Population of the Don and Lower Volga Area: Its Artel Roots by Marina Ryblova

“…The study was carried out on the basis of data from the periodical press of the 19th century, archival and field materials, reflecting both the fishing activities of the Russian population of the region and the forms of self-organization of the Don Cossacks in the early period of their history. This made it possible to conduct a historical and cultural comparison and identify common or similar norms and principles associated with archaic social institutions. …”
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