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According to local media, Australian Cossack was booed at the meeting in Russia

Submitted by Simeon Boikov

Submitted by Simeon Boikov Source: Submitted by Simeon Boikov

This week new information emerged from the various media sources in Chita that the Council of atamans of the Trans Baikal Cossacks organisation has discharged Simeon Boikov from his position of the Ataman of Australian regional branch of Trans Baikal Cossacks. According to the Zabmedia interview with the head Ataman of the Cossacks Gennady Chupin, the decision was made because “they are not happy with the nature of the international activities and also behaviour of the Australian”. We asked ZabTV journalist Artyom Kondratyev to shed some light on the story.


Earlier in March Russian Australian Representatives Council (RARC) at the meeting in Brisbane suspended relations with Simeon Boikov as a representative of Australian Trans Baikal Cossacks organisation in the Territorial council of NSW.  A RARC update says "his numerous public statements on behalf of the organization contradict the purposes and aims of RARC and have negative impact on reputation of RARC and its members".


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