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آتامان
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آتامان (اوکراینی: отаман) عنوانی بود برای رهبران و سرکردگان نیروهای کازاک در امپراتوری روسیه.
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در اوکراین به آتامانها «هِتمان» میگفتند. واژه آتامان را برخی از ریشه ژرمنی و از واژهها Hauptmann (سرکرده) و برخی دیگر از ریشه ترکی و به معنی «پدر اسب سوار» میدانند. آتامانها معمولاً توسط شورای میزبان برگزیده میشدند و گاه نیز منصوب میشدند، به ویژه در زمان لشکرکشیها.