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Cossacks' return to service in Russia brings pride, fear Revival of elite group to help fight crime worries human rights activists
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In bygone centuries, the Cossacks were loyal servants of Russia's
czars who struck fear in the hearts of their victims. They had a
deserved reputation as expert horsemen and merciless killers.
This tradition-steeped warrior caste soon will ride again.
St. Petersburg officials plan to use Cossacks to patrol city
parks and assist regular police in fighting crime a variation of
the Guardian Angels, Russo-style.
"If there is organized crime, why not an organized defense?"
sa...
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