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morning news today. these are the images. of canada. day. hello and welcome to our tease the weekly i'm karen terrill ranchi with your week's top stories turkey's stab at military intervention in syria gets the cold shoulder with the new u.n. peace envoy arguing any such interference would make a ceasefire impossible. a chorus of support for iran's peaceful no nuclear
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program as the country destroys any notion it's been politically isolated by the u.s. with its hosting of a massive international summit. the war of the wealthy but i'm over it successfully beat back legal attempts by a london based tycoon bodies to be self ski to cut off a slice of his multimillion dollar fortune. by the republicans freshly nominated presidential candidate mitt romney promises a hard line stance against russia but faces criticism for flip flopping on major issues. all right coming up a we had the road with the russian delegation to the famous war and peace show in britain for a reenactment of several of the twentieth century's major battles our special report is next.
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in the early hours of a hot july dawn a group of unusually dressed people carefully head on to the shore of one of the neopets tributaries there clad in servant military uniform from the days of world war two. in the summer of one nine hundred forty one on the sort of deal the 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. the old hope surrounded by a huge park today collectors of military vehicles and others with an interest in reaction great battles of the past century the thirtieth war and peace show 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 every thing from uniform buttons to tanks. number two number two do you read me
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number two over. there's a gas station one hundred kilometers from there is a third of a tank left the copy i copy. there was an accident i fell off a four wheeler and broke my spine before that i was a physician a surgeon there is suddenly i was bedridden the last six months i started walking slowly recovering. thinking of was going to do when my friend from told me he restored an old soviet. also had a gas sixty nine jeep it was me he restored it i did it in a minute. i need a uniform to match. on the next day the rain passes by the campground and. historical. paratroopers club keenly digging away the stubborn mud 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 and we're trying to dig a trench we're doing it by hand. see how far we get going to finish it reenacting soviet union and afghanistan because. because no one else was doing it basically it's nothing political. for communism or something it's just out of interest it was quite. interesting also quite hard. for heavily loaded 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. to my friends. be friends with fascists. but there is no ideology in it whatsoever 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 to greet you. at the camp the the festival. together with the families.
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and. i think. tanks. to. this.
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trip. few stops in the most important places connected with. one of them is the fortress. of the. garrison demonstrated outstanding bravery and resilience. troops. most of them death. carry our body up man. beltran has seen the start of a training program for newcomers to the desert platoon living history group they
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are meticulously reenacting scottish infantry units who fought in north africa in one nine hundred thirty nine to forty three. using the renowned carrier armored vehicles. the 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 we are living history group rather than a reenactment what we do is we try and show. the public how crude tried to live a normal life in an abnormal situation and during the war 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 town of torgau. here on april twenty fifth one thousand nine hundred five soviet an american troops met and embraced each other as brothers. this 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 . society.
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the history but also keep the soul of. the russian coming to the peace to hand it. to. the famous. people to see them.
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take. the symbol of. the queue for the ferry across. from. it's beginning to seem as though everyone in europe has put on a uniform and is heading for england. across the water. and the festival is close at hand. life. doesn't just. left behind the battlefield. to find the strength to change and to dress. uniform. wearing glamorous period clothing the ladies are also invited out to a night of swing and joint music. with
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a dance floor is just people see the same way their grandparents did. the british band to join basis. 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. jazz swing and music came out of her 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 . them up and that's what we're trying to bring some sunshine. finally the russian convoy drives into the. heavily laden vehicles. through.
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paratroopers in. the. field. give them a boost. and. a fast asleep. to build a. mission to teach.
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me. the. russian military we have. to accordions to entertain the troops. with the first of a famous beatles song people begin to gather around. the russian ballet company to spread around the camp. of the war and peace show there's always
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somebody taking pictures or video. and 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 often preparations they come here to fulfill their childhood dreams and take on the proud for a brave paratrooper for a week. that was. for quite some time.
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good day comrades. 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. 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. with heroism and courage of our soldiers and officers
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and it is. one of the guys reconstruct the events of that time fascinating a very worthwhile. living. from the group. have totally embraced the mood they've set up. to try to recreate. as closely as possible. the history of the first. famous operation of september one thousand nine hundred. fifteen. killed or taken prisoner. in the.
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british. division. it is. a multinational team of. a trinity church.
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as we. shall. know all the years. and. we will remember.
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being a member of the club requires not only the ability to wear a uniform properly and reenact german life at the front line but also to have a knowledge of how to handle equipment. this is why commander neil robertson is especially hard on recruits who are at the show for the first time. 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 lucasfilm. wired to his son continues to hold. 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 things are not
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true war is a terrible thing this is why it's called war not happy snoozing one 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 wall. just looks at the movies the movies the americans the war. the russian people. seventy five percent almost all. these. 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 historically. 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. kind of food. and you
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don't want to approach the uniform at first i said with. when you're so low you do not 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 battle is huge interest. stalin joined 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 to 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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german command center negotiators to the town to invite a british surrender. the
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change the course of. the last night for the war and peace show comes to a close members of the british team reenacting the second guns tank army designed
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to give their russian friends from real surprise they've translated the famous wartime song into english and to sing it for the first time. for many years a symbol of soviet victory the song might just become an anthem for those reenacting the history of the second world.

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