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Ataman of the Cossack community
The ataman of a Cossack community may be a citizen of the Russian Federation who is a member of a village, stanitsa, or city Cossack community1.
Federal Law No. 154-FZ dated December 5, 2005 "On the State Service of the Russian Cossacks", as amended on August 2, 2019, Article 5, paragraph 11 // RSZ RF. 2005. No. 50. P. 5245. ↩