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a report on our to. download the official publication. choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorite. t.v. is not required to watch all its hear all you need is your mobile device to watch r.t. any time. soon. you will see and these are the stories the change this week western nations around pop calls for military intervention in syria in order to protect the refugees but face criticism claiming to help calm to rebels who's fighting toxics are accused of being crime. jude and us. might have to spend from six months to hold
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yeah the ecuadorian embassy in london that whistleblower makes up for cost gerald range of you saying he hopes for a diplomatic resolution to the standoff. plus no longer an ounce costs to iran refutes met summits international isolation by posting a high profile summit attended by leaders and senior politicians from other countries despite opposition from. clash of only gods to russian business tycoon abram on abramovich which is a multi billion dollar parcel with but no country man by reason results in london court case full of accusations and tears dealings and that. we hit the road with the russian delegation to the famous and p's show in britain for reenactment of several of the twentieth century major battles a special report is up next. in
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the early hours of a whole july dawn a group of unusually dressed people carefully trained on to the shore of one of the me up as tributaries there clad in servant military uniform from the days of world war two. in the summer of nine hundred forty one on the sort of you over crossing the a small landscape one hundred thousand people were killed while they were trying to escape the surrounding enemy. eyewitnesses say that the river ran red with blood for several days now candles float down the river. moscow's military history club called the division has traveled here to honor the memory of fallen russian soldiers but this journey to smolensk is just the beginning now they have
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three thousand kilometers to cover across the european roads to take part in the legendary war and peace show in england. in the village of belching and candles the old hope surrounded by a huge park today it attracts collectors of military vehicles and others with an interest in reaction great battles of the past century the thirtieth war and peace is about to take place. since the beginning of summer has turned the festival venue into a swamp. military enthusiastic began arriving long before the beginning of the show for them not even bad weather can overshadow the event they've been waiting a whole year for one after another festivals open up offering everything from uniform buttons to tanks. number two number two do you read me
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number two over. there is a gas station one hundred kilometers from a third of a tank left the copy i copy. there was an accident after a four wheeler and broke my spine before that i was a physician a surgeon suddenly i was bedridden. six months i started walking slowly recovering . thinking of what was going to do when my friend from told me that he'd restored an old soviet. also had a gas sixty nine sheep it was me he restored it i did it in a mill. and a uniform to match. the rain passes by the campground and. historical reactors from a soviet paratroopers club keenly digging away. in accordance with military
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protocol the soldiers are preparing shelters in case of an enemy attack the most amazing thing is not one of these soldiers speak russian these people hail from belgium britain sweden france and holland. well we're digging a trench or trying to dig a trench we're doing it by hand. see how far we've got an attorney for going to finish it. because. because no one else was there were basically it's nothing. for communism or something it's just out of interest it was quite. interesting also quite hard. for heavily loaded cars with trailers to cross seven european countries. and there's little time for rest. we had
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a pretty interesting trip to the war history show. my friends. be friends with fascists. but there is no ideology and. there's no difference between the red army. uniforms only served to you know it is very nice when you pass a german camp in a soviet uniform and the germans stand. at the camp the festival. together with families. and friends and. british police officers.
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they are meticulously reenacting scottish infantry units who fought in north africa in one thousand nine hundred eighty nine to forty three. using the renowned bren gun carrier armored vehicles. club members but the biggest emphasis on the atmosphere in the camp and pay strict attention to the everyday life of a soldier from that time. they. do want to be accurate and we do want to be serious but not over serious because we are paying respect to the people who were in the desert war. living history group rather than a reenactment group what we do is we try and show. the public how crudes tried to live a normal life in an abnormal situation and during the war but i think the
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nazi uniforms i think the japanese uniforms i don't think the time is now i think when all our veterans are our way then i think yeah i believe that we should be doing or showing uniforms that make them suffer. germany greets the russian convoy with gloomy weather and cold rain. the drive every few hours to meet the shuttle and arrive in time for the meeting in the old saxon town of torgau. here on april twenty fifth one thousand nine hundred five soviet an american troops met and embraced each other as brothers. there's a ventilator became known as. history's full of curious paradoxes and today the descendants of russian soldiers once again reunited with their friends at the river . but this time the ones in allied uniforms the germans from a military reenactment society is possible there.
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the dance floor is perfect as people see the same way the grandparents did. the british band to join basis kicks off. i think the music that we play on the music of voters is coming back now because. a lot of people find it here the young people think it's near the older people remember it but i think also people are getting fed up of just. you know electric pop music and also somebody suggested that and the third jazz swaying and music came out of the depression. and the world now there's
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a lot of you know economical problems so maybe people looking for the same sort of entertainment to cheer them up and that's what we try and bring some sunshine. finally the russian convoy drives into the. heavily laden vehicles desperately skid treatment playtex. members of the international club of serbia are true.
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the big picture. of. the war and peace show in england is in full swing russian military. of. two accordions to entertain the troops. with the first call to the famous beatles song people begin to gather around. a rumor that the russians had brought a ballet company to spread around the camp. of the war and peace show
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there's always somebody taking pictures or video of what's going on. or even an original hand crank camera. this camp is a red place with a combination of eccentric people and historic military hardware can be found many of those in attendance lead normal lives but once in office preparations they come here to fulfill their childhood dreams and take on the real proud for a brave paratrooper for a week. whatever their age. old ways to play the toys. from the. visit to his paratrooper. especially recruits from western europe for quite some time.
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good day comrades. but when it comes to the reality of. it on the mark. three i did it got to see one attempt out of three sure to be successful i'm coming to you one. two. three. not get away from me. thank you for your service. there are different attitudes towards afghanistan one thing is certain it's a bright history of our army associated with heroism and courage of our soldiers
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and officers and it is. one of the guys reconstruct the events of that time fascinating very worthwhile. living conditions at the. from the group. have totally embraced the mood they've set up. to try to recreate the conditions as closely as possible. the history of the first squadron of the british army. famous operation of september one thousand nine hundred forty four when more than fifty. killed or taken prisoner.
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being a member of the club requires not only the ability to wear a uniform properly and we annex german life for the front line but also to have a knowledge of how to handle equipment. this is why command. is especially hard on recruits who are at the show for the first time these things are you neal himself is an enthusiastic reenact disconnect his father fought against the germans in the navy but never met them face to face after the role his father began collecting german army memorabilia to get to know his former enemy better wired to his son now continues the hobby. it's quite often that. people attempt to politicize people attempt to think that the reason why we do this is because somehow we are neo nazis also how we how right wing far right off i left wing leanings these
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things are not true war is a terrible thing this is why it's called war not having snoozy time terrible things happening terrible thing war in itself is a crime against humanity and it is man's sin always to forget. the sacrifices that were made by people. in walk. just looks at the movies the movies the americans the war. the russian people. seventy five percent almost all casualties in the east maybe it's time people recognize that maybe seventy five percent of the effort. was committed by the russian people are not be americans.
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so the contemporary. has nothing to do with ideology it blurs the boundaries between former enemies and allows people to better understand history and not to repeat the mistakes of the past however not everyone shares this opinion. you know. you have the phailin. food. and you don't want to approach the uniform after they said. when you're so low you do not
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salute a person. and that's what we're there and they still got us i mean of all that. how did the enemy and i really but the person is what. finally the day of the great battle comes british paratroopers will face off against. this huge interest. stalin. crew to watch the encounter from his all terrain vehicle. the first shots ring out. according to the battle scenario british paratroopers kick the germans out of a small dutch town and quickly took up defensive positions. british intelligence then revealed the enemy was sending large numbers of infantry troops and tanks to take back the town. and. to avoid unnecessary bloodshed the
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