Astrakhan Cossack taking aim from his prone horse. Painted by Nikolai Samokish at the end of the 19t

Astrakhan Cossack taking aim from his prone horse. Painted by Nikolai Samokish at the end of the 19t

Astrakhan Cossack taking aim from his prone horse.

Painted by Nikolai Samokish at the end of the 19th century.

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