Atamanshchina (Russian: атаманщина), otamanshchyna (Ukrainian: Отаманщина), otamania (Ukrainian: Отаманія), or atamanism was a political situation during the Russian Civil War in Ukraine and in some parts of Russia. With absent or weak central power, some areas were ruled by warlords, typically styled as atamans, a traditional Cossack military rank.
Atamanshchina (Russian: атаманщина), otamanshchyna (Ukrainian: Отаманщина), otamania (Ukrainian: Отаманія), or atamanism was a political situation during the Russian Civil War in Ukraine and in some parts of Russia. With absent or weak central power, some areas were ruled by warlords, typically styled as atamans, a traditional Cossack military rank.
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