A day in the life of a Cossack warrior - Alex Gendler
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The year is 1676, and a treaty has officially ended hostilities between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire. Despite a serene sunset on the Dnipro river, the mood is tense for the Zaporozhian Cossacks. Renowned as one of Europe’s most formidable military forces, they are in the midst of a power struggle. Alex Gendler outlines a day in the life of a Cossack soldier.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Alex Gendler
- Director WOW-HOW Studio
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Producer Alex Isaev, Daria Kachan , Tatiana Koroleva
- Art Director Victor Zhuravliov
- Storyboard Artist Victor Zhuravliov
- Illustrator Victor Zhuravliov, Nikita Bondarenko, Anna Aleksandrova
- Animator Konstantin Bunovsky, Dmitrii Zakharchuk, Elmar Aleskerov
- Music Stephen LaRosa
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Associate Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
- Fact-Checker Rebekah Barnett
