Funnily enough, in part because of this discussion, I did a bit of Googling about who the Cossacks are - turns out Cossack is a cultural/ethnic group rather than a military unit (the military link is because at various times in Tsarist history, the Russian authorities found it convenient to use Cossacks as part of their military). From a quick read, it seems that Cossacks also suffered some discrimination/persecution at the hands of the Communists during the 20th century - something that seems to have been rather glossed over in the in-game Civilopedia entry for Cossacks, which simply states, "Under Soviet rule, the Cossack communities ceased to function as distinctive entities".
I would therefore suggest that we should not be stereotyping or disparaging Cossacks as a group (and that applies equally to any other ethnic group).
And of course, in the end, @Pangaea is correct - this is just a (semi-competitive) game for people to enjoy. And the starting saves are now available to download! So have fun with it!
I would therefore suggest that we should not be stereotyping or disparaging Cossacks as a group (and that applies equally to any other ethnic group).
And of course, in the end, @Pangaea is correct - this is just a (semi-competitive) game for people to enjoy. And the starting saves are now available to download! So have fun with it!