How Cossacks changed my life
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- čas přidán 7. 04. 2020
- Janusz Szeremeta wants to be a Zaporizhian Cossack. He first came to Zaporizhia from his native Poland in 2014. That’s when he discovered the Zaporizhian Cossacks and started to frequent the Zaporizhian Sich, the historical center of the Cossacks. Following his discovery, Janusz has often returned to the region in order to train with a group of Cossacks. He says the experience changed his life. Now he wants to give something back to the Zaporizhian Cossacks.
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Yesterday Janusz has died fighting in Ukraine. Glory to him.
Он был настоящим рыцарем.
Про таких Сенкевич писал!
Других слов нет.
😪I'm so sad, thank you for your kindness to let us all know
Rest in Peace Brother Janusz... Rest in Peace.
This is the "reject modernity,embrace tradition" meme takem to a whole another level.
They all use cell phones and electricity...
@I C he said 'reject modernity'
@@vincentlee7359 reject modernity, not technology. “Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.”
"Reject modernity, embrace postcard tradition"
True hahaha
today 5.12.22 he died in the fight against the russian invaders... he gave his life... fighting for Ukraine but also for Poland... honor and glory to the heroes
I am so sad to hear this - I will create and post a tribute to him on my channel in the near future - he has touched my heart and I hope many people will know of his dreams so that he can continue to inspire others... Glory to the heroes in their fight for freedom from tyranny which affects us all. He will not be forgotten. Brave, honorable man.
If only he didn’t die for that piece of shit country
🫡
He died a true cossack, defending Ukrainians against Russians😔
🇷🇺☦️🇷🇺 never surrender never worship Satan
Here is the man talking about roots of his culture giving him strenght for the present day. I applaud to that.
It's not his culture though, he's polish.
@@theantelope5618 You killjoy! :D
@@theantelope5618 welll, yes and no. Cossacks are remnants of the old slavic culture that became cossack culture today. So the roots are the same, while the expression remains different. For poles its sarmatism, fir ukraine cossacks. Both, when stood side by aide, are so similar that you might as well call them brothers. The sarmata and cossack that is.
@@boguslav9502 cossacs are not an ethnich group, but a multitude of ethnicities (turkish, slavic, tartars) which formed a group firstly of bandits AnD then became mercenary and at the Ende an unity of an army....
So cossacs are theoreticaly (in a cultural way) not in anyway slavic.
Cossacks and native Texans have a lot in common, which grows from faith in God-the only real freedom from the Adversary who is the source of all tyranny and evil. We must learn from the deception and lawlessness that our closet Communist President (FDR) and Winston Churchill accomplished when they fooled good Christians into fighting each other rather than fighting godless COMMUNISTS WHO HAD ALREADY KILLED TEN TIMES MORE INNOCENT FAITHFUL JEWS AND CHRISTIANS THAN NAZIS EVER WOULD, before Hitler was even elected to fight Communism...OR...we will suffer the same evils AGAIN! Foolishly.
Leftist/Marxist/communist LAWLESSNESS is at work more at this very moment than ever before...and if we don’t choose to oppose evil as God commands, with good as much as possible...but with harsh CONSTITUTIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT INCLUDES HANGING THE ENEMIES OF OUR CONSTITUTION WHO ARE IN PUBLIC OFFICE, we don’t deserve the freedoms our fathers bled and died to provide for us!!!
I love this guy. Destroy foolish ignorance with love for Truth: In 1945, the “Christian” allies foolishly turned the Christian Cossacks over to the Soviet Union after WWII at the massacre of Lienz (after supporting godless Communism in that war), which makes my blood boil! This is what happens when faithful men who obey God and have no desire to manipulate others (as all godless political Marxists always do) fail to obey God and oppose evil, which never sleeps, by maintaining political authority through godly faithfulness...as we are commanded by God!
Every evil result in history beginning with Cain’s murder of his own brother (we are ALL brothers) grew from rebellion against Our Creator and His Word/TaNaKh. Even the Jews have rejected Torah to follow Talmudic Communism, which God rewarded as He promised in Dt28... IF we have learned ANYTHING through all this evil, it is that we can and must confess these mistakes and repent, and be restored to fellowship with our Creator! Only when we understand this can we see the purpose of praying for our enemies, because we are NOT AT WAR WITH MEN, BUT SATAN, WHO TRIES TO DECEIVE ALL MEN TO FOLLOW REPROBATE FLESH AND CARNAL ANIMAL INSTINCTS...RATHER THAN YHVH, the Most High, who created us for righteousness and walk in the Light of Truth, set apart unto Him as adopted children in the House and Family of God! It’s all about Him...and He is coming for His people soon. Be ready...cleansed by His Word, forgiveness and repentance!
⚔️ 📖 🕎 🍷 ❤️ 🥖 ✝️ 📖 ⚔️
Unfortunately, Janusz died in the fight against the Russian occupiers. He and Krzysztof Tyfel died on December 4, 2022 at the front in Ukraine. Both served in the International Legion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Honor to Their Memory, glory to the Heroes, death to the invaders!
Przykre... 🇺🇦❤🇵🇱
One Pole understands the essence of patriotism more than all Ukrainian politicians! Thank you, Brother!
Expecting the politicians to understand patriotism and tradition is like expecting a fish to create theory
Cossacks were in Poland, first Rzeczypospolita
@@hyperion3145, that's it.
@@kaszubskipartyzant963 Rzeczypospolita is not cossacks...
@@kugelschreibepkugelschreib5116 yes we have cossacks on our east border in Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth
RIP :( .. died 04.12.2022 near Bachmut with other Polish friends .
Janusz you will be a light in my life because you did not feared the death. You fighting spirit will inspire me. Rest in peace. Slava ukraini!
RIP Janusz & Krzysztof
Remember the fallen
R.I.P. Janusz, Ukrainian-Polish Hero
😔
tak :(
Did he die fighting Putin?
@@lusolad yes
Damn didn't expect him to leave us so soon 😟
RIP 🙏
RIP Janusz. You made Polish people proud.
It's a bit of a modern interpretation, as historical Sich Cossacks were notorious drunkards too, and some of them smoked pipes.
sounds like a normal eastern european, except now gentlemen smoke pipes and most often people smoke malborne or Camel
@AD asd more similar to desperados or cowboys in America.
Well, everyone was drunkard at that time, it was easier to find alcoholic bewerage than clean water, also cossack did not drink while on march, it was forbidden, if they did so they were punished, even exiled if it happened repeatedly.
@@kugelschreibepkugelschreib5116 Right, but a good wine or mead after pillaging something would soon turn into an orgy lol
@@pascalbaryamo4568 are you obsessed of insulting, why not learn history for real. Nowadays there are two kind of people, brave on internet and cowards irl. Enlight us.
Getting axes thrown at you, that’s hardcore! Takes “If you can dodge a wrench...” to a whole other level!
Yeh i draw the line at that
@@eddard9442 this is why you will never be great warrior
@@sam5687 that sounds so gay
@@yuhyeet231 it doesnt though
@@jzjzjzj stop being so gay about this please
Me and the boys in 2030, bringing back the Cossacks during the fall of society
Adding this in as an edit, I have no idea what the hell is happening in the reply section.
Modern Cossacks in a post apocalyptic nuclear wasteland? Sounds like something from a sci fi novel
@@friedlemons5201 if that did exist, I would read it guaranteed.
Let us ride together brother.
I ready brate
Are you the ghost of Nestor Makhno?
Sabers, bows, horses, warrior spirit and loose fitting pants? Stop tempting! I'm extremely tempted!
Do it.
RIP we will always remeber you.
If only we all had the courage to face ourselves like this man.
I want become Cossack too, but I don't have money travel to Ukraine. Good life and good luck to all Cossacks, our protectors and warriors of our culture.
@Jozhki Cossack Wow a Don Cossack 😍
Ukraine is country, you can travel without money)
@Jozhki Cossack No sé si te puedas autoproclamar cosaco del Don así como así, querido amigo... Pero suerte y por ahí un día nos veamos allá en Ucrania.
is there any contact or way to join this community for a while, I think that would be a great experience and a good way to familiarize this country and culture
@@jozosmuculja3505 this is what I want to know
After 3000 gaming hours of Cossacks 3
Best game ever
))))) ahahahaha :D
In polish slang the word ''kozak'' has two meanings, or one interwoven. Bravery or/and carelessness bordering on stupidity.
There can be no bravery without madness
Seems accurate, dude is having axes tossed at him for training.
Becouse it is turkish word means someone too much brave, brave in great but stupid way.
In America - cowboy
In Poland - kozak
But actually it does have meaning of a free person
R.I.P. Janusz. Kozak był z Ciebie...
Так жалко
Это,похоже, лучшие люди нашего времени и наших народов
Помним, брат
RIP [*] Prawdziwy Kozak.
Жалко(
Его пример давал надежду нам всем.
Это как книги Сенкевича, как наша общая история, смотреть это видео очень приятно.
Не могу подобрать слов...
RIP Janusz 😞
When he goes out there on horseback he's gonna be a lvl 1 adventurer in the real world
Speakimg video game terminology for the real world
Level 20, at least
He's literally grinding levels with all that training. By the time he gets out there, he'll be so OP he'll pretty much break the game
The Slavic version of shaolin monk
Not a land pirate?
@@vincentlee7359 lol I think land pirate is a political incorrect term. Raiders suits them well
@@vincentlee7359 Cossacks also used boats to raid the Ottomans, even Istanbul. So you could call them pirates ;)
Yep , but monks are monks they are spiritual people, Cossacks were caring more about their independence and freedom
@@GuyCorrino lmao yeah they were crazy AF and raided all the way to Istanbul just because they were bored
The historical Cossacks would've been proud. Rest easy.
RIP Janusz Szeremeta. Let your spirit and bravery continue to inspire others to the Zaphorian cossacks way of life of freedom. I shall remember you always.
Rest In Peace HERO
Rest in peace. Thank you.
God bless Cossack culture, from the U.S.A.
Cześć jego pamięci
My Great grandfather was a Cossack. He left Ukraine before the 1st world war started and settled in the United States.
Mine as well, my great grand father
Deutschland
he for sure dodged a communist bullet
Mine as well. Before Stalin's holodomor.
In the history of the past a Cossack volunteered for service in the Zaporozhian army he was apprenticed for 3 years usually from the age of 16 much younger lads were apprenticed to a trade of 7 years with the 3 years in all . The Zaporozhian Cossacks had to be fit and able to do long marches the weapons training that all agricultural implements could be turned into a weapon a sickle , a rake and even a broom all Cossacks needed to learn how to swim and navigate by river or sea by boat or ship. The favourite ship was called a chaika with oars up to 30 two Cossacks per oar and housed up to 80 Cossacks with 16 falconets cannons and Cossacks were first to use submarine warfare I liked to know how it looked or maybe they used snorkels a hollowed out wood for breathing never the less they were prized fighters of the time .
There is a version? where they used 2 chaikas to put together a ship that could be called a submarine. They "glued" one chaika to another, one of them up side down on top of the other/
Which country served zaporozhian army?
@@filipkirovski5823 different countries in different time. Zaporozhians initially protected Lithuania, then Poland, later Cossacks founded an independent proto state in Ukraine, but were soon divided between Muscovy/Russia, Poland and some even allied with Ottomans and Swedes.
I associate very strongly with everything this man has said in his video. I believe that his goal to bring more people who feel this way into his world is beautiful. May all successive generations of Cossacks grow in strength and spirit toward the fulfilment of their calling.
When Gaunter O'Dimm sends you to Ukraine to collect a debt
hahaha true, but olgierd is far more skilled xD
Olgerd may look like cossack, but in fact he is more Lithuanian
Aha I found the similarity to ogierd too
Now he reminds me of olgierd and I cant unsee that
@@allanricardofotografias2820 its easy to become skilled when you're immortal. "huh... so doing that gets my head cut off... wont do that again"
If he goes to ride around the world, i would love to join him.
It would be great for people to meet up wearing their local traditions.
Rest in Peace, Janusz. X
RIP Janusz. Slava Heroyam!
When you don't know how to confront the future, find strength in the past. Maintaining history alive, having a strong sense of belonging is very important to keep going.
I pray that , as a Hispanic Latin , I can embrace the traditions and culture and tongue of my forefathers as this Cossack has .My roots , what has guided my ancestors for milennia .
RIP Kozaku
RIP Janusz
RIP Janusz. A true cossack. A true free man.
RiP Janusz Kozak.
Sadly, he's actually dead..
Rest in Peace my dear countryman [*], niech ziemia będzie ci lekka...
I am glad for this guy , he found purpose in life !!!
I suddenly want a video game where the main protagonist is a Cossack
We need a Slavic Assassins Creed. haha
The Russians have you covered . They literally have a game called kossack , it's kind of like age of empires in gameplay
I am so proud of you!
Not everyone has an opportunity like that to turn their life around.
How special you are now!
I came here looking for inspiration for my book, set in the steppes, and found a hero I will never forget. RIP
I am part of cossack dance group in my city you gotta love cossacks
This man didn't just respect the culture, he became the culture.
So sorry to hear that he died, but I cherish this video as a testament to finding a pure and noble path.
Judas is not a Cossack! Because the Cossack has always been in history a border guard, a guardian of the borders of the Orthodox Russian land from the invasion of European invaders, enemies of Orthodox Christianity! The real descendants of the Cossacks have been defending Donbass from the invasion of NATO invaders for 9 years
I feel so calm and collected when I am in such brilliant places !!
Wow. Totally with those guys. Cossaks are awesome.
Love from Slovak brother
Great to see someone keeping their culture alive and benefiting from it!
I'm Italian but I want to live like a warrior ,warrior people in every country .
I want to embrace this way of Life💪
i love this idea, maybe ill meet this horseman on my travels, if i can i will spend some time with the cossacks in Ukraine learning some extra skills, i already am very proeficient with a bow but despite the fact im good at fencing i could still use someskill in sabers and other varied weapons, not to mention the fact that they seem to have their own style to the martial arts and learning those is never enough, everyone needs some tradition in their countries and the Cossack ideals are everything society needs nowdays.
1:43 that's very funny because cossacks drunk alot, smoked too
"what doesn't make you strong should be thing you get rid of"
he did mean that you should stop smoking and drinking if it makes you weak, not because of people beliving that old cossacks didn't
@@secretname2670 I know, I'm also against smoking. But it's still funny
I think is a myth but not sure
about average at that time
@@rafaelanarbaes7121 it is, mostly russian myth
I greatly appreciate the efforts to live this life of our ancestors. I try to hold in my heart the old ways in my life, for my freedom too. It warms my heart to see somewhere in the world men do this so completely. Long live the autonomy of the cossack. Long live Ukraine!!!! Semper fidelis
Cossacks were not only frontiersmen living in the region, many had come from surrounding countries and empires, escaping serfdom to live free in the steppes...
You can be anyone from anywhere, and become a cossack by embracing those values and expressing them in your life. You don't pretend to be something, you become a different person by incorporating the lifestyle and values into who you are.
And you can strive to be a cossack wherever you live now. I don't know when I'll visit Ukraine again, but I'm a cossack here and now.
There is a common denominator between Poles and Cossacks - love of freedom.
Their difference? Love of Hitler.
@@Katya_Lastochka wut
@@bartoszbasiura7119
Cossacks fought alongside Germany in ww2, they hated communism
@@rhysnichols8608 so rather than liking nazism, the Cossacks and they found a common ground, their hatred of communism
Infact the cossaks were slaves of the soviets they betrayed circassians during the massive genocide done by the Russians, they even stole circassian clothes, traditions (khabza), and the famous kama or after it was stolen "cossak dagger"
Now I want to be a Cossack!!!!
Ото, козаче, добряче, добряяяче розповів. Буде толк! Хай но ще засяє козацька слава і воля!
I love my Cossack brothers .. поздрав из Србије !
WoW ! Bravi ! Brave young man like the brave indigenous here in Canada !
Judas is not a Cossack! Because the Cossack has always been in history a border guard, a guardian of the borders of the Orthodox Russian land from the invasion of European invaders, enemies of Orthodox Christianity! The real descendants of the Cossacks have been defending Donbass from the invasion of NATO invaders for 9 years
Sounds like post-COVID there is a place for you in many Renaissance festivals. Love this video.
This remind me so much of Shaolin Monk in spiritual level.
@Saad Alam Does it trigger you?
@Saad Alam I am more like Bi, but okay.
Hope everything goes well for you..stay safe!
Дуже гарно!
Hope he can reaches his goals, don't give up king
Kossaks are a part of polish culture too.
There is even a polish Kossak organization
Mr. Szeremeta, I hope you accomplish your dream!
I too wish to become a cossack
Me too
me too
Same, well boys let's head to Ukraine!
@@garrytomtim8006 sounds like a plan
I hear you! I recently found out my family name is considered Cossack. My surname is Baleka (sometimes spelled Balyka). Both variants are in the 1649 Zaporozhian Cossack register. My great grandmother also came from a Cossack line. Maiden name Barvinok. As in Ivan Barvinok. Time to head to Ukraine brothers! :)
Awesome Thank You for sharing
Well said. And good luck to you!
Huzzah to this man for his intestinal fortitude to better his life, and furthermore to utilize what he has gone through to better the lives of others. If being a Cossack makes me anything like him I’ll be the next in line
Strength comes from the inside.
Apparently I'm already a Cossack and didn't know it? Well, I guess I do have a lot to learn about throwing weapons still, so let's say I'm getting there.
Badasses. Much respect.
So important in our modern age
I may be a nothing, but my desire to connect to history gives me purpose. Live the dream sir, with an attitude and fortitude to match, you will succeed
he was true cossack.... he promised he will give somethhing back... and he gave the most epic thing that he had... his life... R.I.P
@@Death2CompromiseLet me guess - you're russian. right? Wonder how I've found out?
Antisemitism.
That's russia today!
It is necessary to understand where one is coming from, to know where one is going. Good luck.
I can attest to his transformation by looking at his (somewhat adopted) roots. There's a very specific reason ancestors are worshipped and revered the world over. Not so much in the West, or Christianity, but it still happens. Once you can find a way to honor your forefathers & mothers, you will find an inexhaustible source of strength and help. This I can say with all sincerity and honesty. It may sound strange, but once you experience it, it's life changing.
Awesome!
Historical reenactment tends to do that to people, makes us stronger and much more....big respect to this guy and his kazaki comunity
love from Iran to the descendants of the Scythian!
Hey stay strong Iran America and Israel seek your destruction but not all in the west are fooled by our media. God bless you from England!
Ngl I hands down want to become a Cossack, fellow Latvian here
Contact me on f Janusz Szeremeta.
Life is only one my friend ⚔️
I hope these free men remain free in this time.
I always pictured Valery Khodemchuk and Janusz Szeremeta as Cossacks protecting Dmitry Medvedev as a team since they're both from Ukraine ❤
Ekstremista, szukal przygod i niewatpliwie je znalazl....szkoda chlopa.
After covid can you do a show in Sydney, Australia? :D
honestly that was badass
Awesome
I am a Chinese Cossack currently live in the middle east !
Is it possible to join for one more Pole? I'm dreaming for years to live like a Cossack and I didn't know that people can arrive to You and learn with You how to be a real Cossack. If it's still possible, I'm interested!
Skontaktuj się ze mną na f Janusz Szeremeta to porozmawiamy
Yes its possible
Wow! Love Ukraine martial arts very3 much from Malaysia.
GLORY TO COSSAC PEOPLE MY BROTHERS WE LOVE ❤ YOU YOU ORTHODOX BROTHERS ☦✝️☦✝️☦☦✝️☦✝️☦🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
Thank you Brother⚔️.
@@cossackland8940 ALWAYS BROTHERS
Number one: this is exactly how people should treat drug addicts
Just be free, and have a warrior fighting spirit
And number two: I hope the Russian army won't annex that part of Ukraine the same way as they did to Crimea
Crimea always belonged to Russia. It was conquered by catherine the great.
@@ryan6600 bruh just because some ruler of your country hundreds of years ago conquered something doesn’t mean you still should rightfully possess it
@@philippg1390 when you conquer land it’s rightfully yours!
@@philippg1390 they're justifying the annexation of Crimea by using one of their Monarch's actions in the past. And Ukrainians are justifying Crimea as theirs by saying they live there. Territorial conflicts are as old as time and it's very interesting how parties use any arguments
Russian can't occupate Kyiv