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==Structure==
The stanitsa was a unit of economic and political organisation of the [[Cossack]] peoples who lived in the [[Russian Empire]]. Each stanitsa contained
several villages and [[khutir]]s.<ref name=eou>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Stanytsia |encyclopedia=[[Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine]] |url=https://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages\S\T\StanytsiaIT}}</ref> The stanitsa was the primary unit of a [[Cossack host]].{{cn|date=December 2023}}
An assembly of landowners governed each stanitsa community. This assembly distributed land, oversaw institutions like schools, and elected a stanitsa administration and court. The stanitsa administration consisted of an [[Ataman]], a collection of legislators, and a [[treasurer]].<ref name=eou/> The Ataman would oversee annual allocation of the local land - [[held in common]] by the stanitsa - to Cossack families.{{cn|date=December 2023}} The stanitsa court made judgements regarding "petty criminal and civil suits".<ref name=eou/>
All inhabitants, except for non-Cossacks, were considered members of the stanitsa. Non-Cossacks were required to pay a fee to use the local land owned by the stanitsa.<ref name=eou/>
==History==
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