Registered Cossacks of the Russian Federation ( Russian Реестровое казачество Российской Федерации ) are Cossacks in paramilitary formations largely volunteer for public institutions as well as government organizations and institutions on the basis of the Federal Law of the Russian Federation of 5 December 2005 № 154-FZ About the state services of the Russian Cossacks are active or used in Russia.
In peacetime, the registered Cossacks are used for the following activities and functions:
the conservation, protection and restoration of forests;
the patriotic upbringing of young people and their preparation for military service;
Assistance with natural disasters, accidents, disasters and other emergencies;
Protection in the municipalities and in the municipal institutions and organizations;
to operate city police in some regions with Cossacks (including special forces «Kobra»), where numerous Cossacks ensure public safety.
Registered Cossacks perform a substitute role on behalf of the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Civil Protection of the Russian Federation . In this way they compensate for the lack of trained personnel in the country's security structures and through their voluntary voluntary work they contribute to savings for the state budget.
The Russian Federation currently has 11 Registered Cossack Associations. The state grants the registered Cossacks certain privileges in Russian society. The Cossacks also have military ranks and, similar to other state institutions, receive corresponding medals and awards. On his uniform of registered Cossack carries, in addition to the rank insignia, medals and decorations, a Kantschu (belt whip), a sword and a dagger, and in some cases, firearms.
The Cossack associations see themselves as the legal successors of the former Russian Cossacks of Tsarist Russia and as their new Jessaul , the authorized representative of the President (Commander for the Cossacks), in the rank of Cossack General and the President of the Russian Federation. In Russia there are said to be up to 10 million Cossacks and the registered Cossack associations include around 740,000 people, of which around 600,000 also perform border security tasks. In the 2010 Russian census in 2010, only about 67,000 people identified themselves as Cossacks.
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