Run away to join the Cossacks, young serf! Who were these cowboy-like steppe peoples? And what was their obsession with disdain for pants?! Anna digs into Russian author Nikolai Gogol for a unique view of these riders of the wild wastes.
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Serfdom VI: Cossacks of the Wild Steppe (feat. Nikolai Gogol) – Russian History | Dead Ideas: The History of Extinct Thoughts and Practices podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast
