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3 unusual facts about Alexander Nikolayevich Tkachyov


Kuban Cossack Choir

In August 1995, Patriarch Alexius II allowed the Host to sing church liturgy once again, and from October 1996, by decree of Krasnodar Kray governor Alexander Tkachev, the choir has been recognised as a direct successor to the old Host choir of 1811.

Kuban Cossacks

On August 2, 2012, Governor of the Krasnodar Krai, Alexander Tkachyov announced a controversial plan to deploy a paramilitary force of unarmed, uniformed 1,000 Kuban Cossacks in the region to help police patrol, charged with preventing an influx of he described as "illegal immigration" from the neighboring Caucasian republics.

With the help of the governor of Krasnodar Kray Alexander Tkachev, the host has become an integral part of the Kuban life, there are joint combat training operations with the Russian Army, policing of the rural areas with the Militsiya, preparation of local youth for the draft service.



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