Women of Kuban: The Cossack Home Front The Cossacks always had it simple. A man goes off on a campaign—a woman remains in charge. For the children, for the house, for the village. And if the going gets tough, she'll take up arms. Nothing has changed since then. Everyone who stands at the front today risks more than just themselves. Behind them is their mother, wife, and children. Parents who lie awake at night, waiting for that one short message: "Alive." And they, too, endure the blow—silently