Last weekend in the village of Nelidovo, at the junction Dubosekovo, (Volokolamsk district) hosted a large-scale military festival "battle Field", which was dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the great Victory.
This two-day festival is held for the third consecutive year, attracting more visitors: only on Saturday, the audience gathered more than 10 000. And this is not counting visitors of privileged categories, such as conscripts, disabled people with escorts and large families.
Here was something to see: in addition to the work of interactive sites, gift shops, visitors with pleasure have visited the exhibition of weapons and equipment the worker-peasant red army (RKKA). So here it is the competition driving skills on the exhibits "Avtostantsii", and everyone could hold in your hands the present small arms, and to consider heavy equipment: tanks, artillery.
But the main event these days were, of course, reconstruction of battles. During the day in the extended area viewers were introduced to a mini-reconstruction, lasting up to 30 minutes, which covered the opening of the allied Second front with the participation of French and Dutch armies. Everything – from the equipment of your allies, to uniforms, to the appropriate 1944 it was restored to the smallest detail.
Not spared the attention and the historic events of 1969, which occurred on the border of China and the USSR. This conflict became the largest military clash of the USSR and China, after battles for Damansky island. Mini-reconstruction called "the Battle at lake Zhalanashkol" it was very significantly shown courage and fortitude of the Soviet soldiers who defended the border of his homeland.
But most large-scale in duration, the participation of men and machines, were three of the reconstruction on the main field, dedicated to different stages of the great Patriotic war: "a Time of setbacks and defeats" of the years 1941-1942, "Counter tank battle" of 1943 and the culmination of "Forward to Victory! To Berlin!" 1944-1945. For the first time in all the years of the "battlefield", this time "war" took place with the participation of the real aircraft!
Despite the fact that the reconstruction looked like the most plausible, with a roar, screeching, explosions, dirt and dust, among the spectators was a huge number of children, from toddler age, and none of them cried. Needless to say that all the boys (and girls, too), inspired by what he saw went with guns and pistols. And that really does feel like a soldier, bravely walked in "the Course of the little soldier" and "the little nurse Course", designed specifically for children.
Dressed in soldier's uniform and Kersey boots, they fell in rasporyazhenie brave commander.
– Comrades, parents, paprase not get in the way under my feet and not to interfere with the service of the red army, – with the compartment running the cameras moms and dads commander. – Comrades, red army men! Today your task is not to be afraid to crawl under "barbed wire", to destroy the enemy, to take a course in first aid, and to make a breakthrough on the APC. The team at great-a-in! Run!
And children, listening to their commander with fiery eyes, was not afraid. They were crawling, dirtying the form, fooling in the dust braids, fade from rifle shots, destroyed the enemy, put the bandages and was making a breakthrough. So after all of the tested, wet, hungry and tired, to hear from their commander the most important words:
–Comrades, the red army, I'm proud of you. You are the first, who clearly and in an organized manner all overcame the obstacle course, shot clearly, coherently overcame March first. Thanks for your service! Yay!
– Cheers... – discordant shouting "comrades, the red army" awkwardly, but proudly putting the pussy who's right and who's left arm.
photo of Irina Artemovo Vadim CHERKASOV
