THE COSSACKS. A very important time period in Ukrainian culture began in the fifteenth century, with the emerging Cossacks. The Cossack people were frontiersmen who formed groups to fight off the Mongols from the Crimean Khanate, and the Ottoman Turks, and their goal was to make the territory of the Ukraine open to settlement.
Removing Special Stains. 1  1. Get out oil or unknown stains with a nail brush. Use a suede brush to scrub the stain as you would for a scuff. 2  2. Let mud dry before cleaning. Wipe away the excess mud without pushing too hard against the suede, then leave your shoes to dry in a sunny spot. 3  3. Put shoes in the freezer for wax and chewing gum stains.
Cornstarch helps to remove oil stains from leather shoes, whether smooth, polished leather or more suede-like Nubuck leather. Simply pour the cornstarch onto the stain, and rub it in quickly with your fingers until you feel heat from the friction of the rubbing.