Cossacks (Ukrainian: козакиÌ, koza’ky; Russian: ÐºÐ°Ð·Ð°ÐºÐ¸Ì pronounced [kÉzÉËkʲi] or казаÌки [kÉËzakʲɪ], kazaki are a group of predominantly East Slavic people who became known as members of democratic, semi-military communities, predominantly located in Ukraine and in Russia. They inhabited sparsely populated areas…