An old poem from internet about obsession towards medals

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A real photo of a fake Cossack with laughable number of medals of chest .
A real photo of a fake Cossack in Russia with laughable number of medals on chest .It illustrates very well what this poem is about

For translation, scroll below.

Шел казак1 куда-то вдаль.

На груди была медаль:

«За отвагу», «За победу»,

«За приятную беседу»,

«За научные труды»,

«За охрану всей среды»,

две медали космонавта,

орден игрока Варкрафта,

символ сдачи ГТО,

«Прохождение ТО»,

Клуб беременных «Журавлик»,

Гардероб ДК «Гидравлик»,

«Альтависта точка ком»,

«Общество больных грибком»,

Капитан игры «Зарница»,

«Гомельская психбольница»,

табакерка, и огниво,

восемь крышечек от пива,

«Фестиваль цыганской пляски»

«Крановщик, работай в каске!»

«Берегись велосипеда»,

«Тридцать восемь лет Победы»

Орден РСФСР,

тайный орден «Тамплиер»,

вкладыш жвачки «Лёлик-Болик»,

«Анонимный алкоголик»,

«Клуб ценителей вина»,

Символ панков из говна,

«SUSE-Linux», «Бизнес-тим»,

«Тында — город побратим»

«Самый опытный водитель»

«Лучший хряк-производитель»,

знак «Почетный водолаз»,

стикер «Ельцин-пидарас»,

Октябрятская звезда,

«Героиня мать труда»,

группа крови, и Ай-Пи,

и пацифик на цепи.

Поскользнулся вдруг казак…

И медальками — херак!

И теперь медальки все

раскатились по шоссе.

Ребятишки! Дяди, тёти!

Если где-нибудь найдете:

Орден Славы, Орден Мира,

пуговку с гербом Алжира,

фенечку, консервный нож,

малахитовую брошь,

Красный крест, Петровский крест

«Город Прага», «Город Брест»,

«Полковая медсестра»,

«Детство — чудная пора»,

«Эсперанто», «ЦСКА»,

личный номер лесника,

запонки к военной форме,

«Лучший токарь», «Выхлоп в норме»,

«Похудей за пять минут»,

Молодежный клуб «Сохнуд»,

«КГБ», «Почетный донор»,

«Частный фонд Елены Боннер»,

«Фестиваль чеченской моды»,

номерок фидошной ноды

хоть медалькой, хоть значком

поделитесь с казачком!

Translated to English

Here an automatic translation by Kagi Translate goes:

A Cossack was walking somewhere far away.

On his chest, there was a medal:

“For Bravery,” “For Victory,”

“For a Pleasant Conversation,”

“For Scientific Works,”

“For Protecting the Whole Environment,”

two astronaut medals,

the Order of the Warcraft Player,

the GTO fitness symbol,

“Vehicle Inspection Passed,”

“The Little Crane” Pregnant Women’s Club,

“Hydraulic” Cultural Center Cloakroom,

“Altavista dot com,”

“The Fungal Patients Society,”

Captain of the “Zarnitsa” game,

“Gomel Psychiatric Hospital,”

a snuffbox, and a fire striker,

eight beer bottle caps,

“Gypsy Dance Festival,”

“Crane Operator, Wear a Helmet!”

“Beware of the Bicycle,”

“Thirty-Eight Years of Victory,”

Order of the RSFSR,

the secret “Templar” order,

a “Lolek and Bolek” gum wrapper,

“Alcoholics Anonymous,”

“Wine Connoisseurs Club,”

The symbol of punks made of shit,

“SUSE-Linux,” “Business Team,”

“Tynda—Sister City,”

“Most Experienced Driver,”

“Best Breeding Boar,”

the “Honorary Diver” badge,

a “Yeltsin is a faggot” sticker,

the Little Octobrist star,

“Heroine Mother of Labor,”

blood type, and IP address,

and a peace sign on a chain.

Suddenly the Cossack slipped…

And his medals went—clatter-fuck!

And now all the medals

have scattered across the highway.

Kids! Uncles, aunts!

If you find anywhere:

the Order of Glory, the Order of Peace,

a button with the Algerian coat of arms,

a friendship bracelet, a can opener,

a malachite brooch,

the Red Cross, the Peter’s Cross,

“City of Prague,” “City of Brest,”

“Regimental Nurse,”

“Childhood is a Wonderful Time,”

“Esperanto,” “CSKA,”

a forest ranger’s ID number,

cufflinks for a military uniform,

“Best Turner,” “Exhaust is Normal,”

“Lose Weight in Five Minutes,”

“Sokhnut” Youth Club,

“KGB,” “Honorary Donor,”

“The Elena Bonner Private Fund,”

“Chechen Fashion Festival,”

a FidoNet node number—

whether it’s a medal or a badge,

share it with the Cossack!

This fun poem about a Russian fake Cossack illustrated overall lack of understanding of anything, let it be symbols or meaning of uniform they wear, or what is spirit of being Cossack, and whether “Siberian Cossack” existed ever or what it was about, and how they were different from Don Cossack.

  1. It is about so called “ряженые казаки” or fake Cossaks. They appeared as a kind of “legalized scam” when it was possible for a while to declare an organization as a local Cossaks organization to get some benefits mentioned in some obscure law and get social connections with Russian police, in exchange for some dirty services or participation in political intrigues for ruling party or for some oligarchs in exchange for sponsorship. Peak was in 1990s and 2000s. Later this social phenomena mostky faded away. ↩︎

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