Borodino Day (16 photos)

Every year on the first Sunday of September marks the anniversary of Borodino battle. The culmination of the festival is the military-historical reconstruction of the Battle of Borodino episodes on ground-theater west of the village of Borodino.





That journalists are fully felt the hardships of their work each year from the press center of the museum send a bus to the top of the packed press.



Member of reconstruction with a video camera, which was not admitted to the scene because "he had to go with the column. What are you here for one run hither? »
Hussar turned back, saying that next year will take action without it.



Before the start of reconstruction of the "opening act" were the cavalry of the Presidential Regiment.



Then another group. These some shooting blanks in the direction of foreign delegations.



Reconstruction of the Borodino battle began. Despite the efforts of the commentator, it became clear where "our».



Arrows covered their ears and opened fire.



Probably not fired precisely because the victims were not enough. Literally unit.



Talking guns. Loud and the smell of gunpowder. Everything is immediately felt "really».



"Plot", guns already did not cease until the end of the battle. One of the participants, took "Soap" (apparently, the sample 1812) and began to take off.
It may seem that the extreme right is singing, but it is not. He opens his mouth to the pressure drop does not burst eardrums (no joke).



But on the field, in the meantime, events have developed rapidly.



Explosions or someone set fire, occupied the village of Borodino, dummy which consisted of three huts.



The result of the battle has been known for 200 years: our french invader broke, and they departed for home. In the photo (left to right): Kutuzov, Napoleon and it seems representative of the international istorichekskogo club.



At the end of the presentation on the field ran Dad and son photographed. Photo: cordon officer and lieutenant colonel remove parent and son from the field.



I would like to end on an optimistic note. The event annually attracts about one hundred thousand appreciative audience. People are not afraid of no traffic jams, no crowding in the train or kilometer march on foot and 5 hours on the feet. And it's really cool!