DON COSSACKS PHOTO ESSAY - for National Geographic

As skilled warriors and horsemen, the Don Cossacks have a long military tradition. On his World Cup tour of Russia, Sergey Gordeev dives deep into the National Geographic archives to tell the story of this community.

ABOUT THE SERIES: In the summer of 2018, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC partnered with FOX Sports to cover the world’s most watched single-sport tournament: the FIFA World Cup. Go beyond the matches and see some of the country’s most unique people, places, history, and culture as NatGeo reporter and Moscow native Sergey Gordeev takes you on a daily journey through his home country.

Videos originally broadcast during Fox Sports coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.