in the rain passes by the campground and. historical. paratroopers club a keenly digging away mud in accordance with military 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 so. see how far we get going to finish. afghanistan. because no one else was there were basically it's nothing. for communism or something it's. quite. interesting also quite hard.

to cross european countries. and there's little time for rest. we had a pretty interesting trip to the war history show. to my friends. be friends with fascists. but there is no ideology and. there's no difference between. these. two 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. preparing equipment despite grim conditions.

together with the families. and friends in the. british police officer. and. i think. tanks. to test. driving skills.

with his crew members. this. trip. only few stops in the most important places connected with. one of them is the best fortress on the polish border. in the first of the. garrison demonstrated outstanding bravery and resilience. troops. most of them death.

county are already up. beltran has seen the start of a training program for newcomers to the desert platoon living history group 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. path if. you. 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 through 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 but i think the 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. to drive a swath of it 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 . this a ventilator became known as. history is full of curious paradoxes and today the

descendants of russian soldiers i once again reunited with their friends at the river. time. the history but also keep the soul of a. russian coming to the peace to hand it. to. the famous.

people to see them. 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. doesn't just. left behind the battlefield. to find the

strength to change into dress. uniform. wearing glamorous period clothing the ladies are also invited out to a night of swing and joint music. with a dance floor is perfect as 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 the voters is coming back now because. a lot of people find it here the young people think it's near the old 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 the depression. and the world now there's a lot of. people looking for the same sort of. them up and that's what we try and bring some sunshine.

finally the russian convoy drives into the. heavily laden vehicles. a good three month show by tanks. members of the international club of soviet paratroopers in afghanistan rushed to help them but even that combined efforts don't help. the commander of the second dummy has to use his vehicle as a last resort. they drive into the water logged field where the trouble is face another challenge setting up me tense. it doesn't go so well. and grandfathers were far more adept at this during the war but the overwhelming desire to sleep gives them a boost before sunrise the camp is finally set up and olam embers of the russian reenactment group a fast asleep. and

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the civilized world produces more food than it needs. well people die of hunger in other countries. millions of victims every year. where a meal is the most value treasure. flood or droughts to blame. was a bad year for the train. we couldn't do anything with that. there was great hunger. as it did help comes too late and without good intentions. charity diplomacy and business to live. a. little bit. older.

i live. in the street. i wish i. could. run a little. the

war and peace show in england is in full swing russian military react as of even brought about a like 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 there's always somebody taking pictures or video of what's going on. an original hand crank camera. this camp is a rare place with a combination of eccentric people and historic military hardware can be found many of those in attendance lead normal lives but after thorough preparations they come here to fulfill their childhood dreams and take on the proud thank dr for

a brave paratrooper for a week. whatever their age. to the toys. especially recruits from western europe for quite some time. good day comrades. but when it comes to the reality. 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. heroism and courage of our soldiers and officers and it is. one of the guys reconstruct the events of that time fascinating a very worthwhile. living conditions at the. from the group. have totally embraced the mood they set up. to try to recreate. as closely as possible. the history of the first.

famous operation of september one thousand nine hundred. fifty. because. it's. very good for the.

spirit of. the memory of. a multinational team of. holy trinity church. oh. i shall not swear. and. we will remember.

the british. soldiers practice the. british. being a member of the club requires not only the ability to wear a uniform properly and reenacts german life at 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 very needle himself is an enthusiastic reenact disconnect his father fought against the germans in the

navy but never met them face to face just after the role his father began collecting german army memorabilia to get to lose his former enemy better. his son continues to hold. it 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 true war is a terrible thing this is why it's called war not having snoozy terrible things happening terrible thing war in itself is a crime against humanity and it is monsoon always to forget. the sacrifices that were made by people. in walk. just looks at the movies the movies the americans won the war. the russian people.

seventy five percent almost all. these. people recognized that maybe seventy five percent of the effort. was committed by the recent people and not be americans. 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 a failure in. the food. and you don't want to approach the uniform. when you're so low you do not salute the. uniform. and that's what we're there they still got this idea. 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.

crew to watch the encounter from his. last the first shots ring out. according to the battle scenario british paratroopers kicked 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.

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the course of. on the last night peace show comes to a close members of the british team reenacting the second tank design to give their russian friends a real surprise they've translated the famous wartime song into english. for the first time. to many a symbol of soviet victory the song might just become an anthem for reenacting the history of the second world.

yes suitors of the surplus of three newbies along with their civilian news. so you know. we knew who he was even if you didn't you

know who he was already for sure. every detail. every piece of metal. and every one of those who wrote step on red square on the ninth of may are ready.

for the victory day parade. watched the live coverage on our t.v. . my. goal. this is are to be in moscow with me to bang would say it's the day the russian people will never forget as the country marks sixty eight years since and historic a victory secured by an enormous sacrifice from soviet soldiers and bringing the nazis are to be in need in moscow the main celebrations are due to kick off in a couple of minutes with the annual military parade on red square with me in the studio a military expert a surrogate libya of and cross talk host peter lavelle will be commenting live on at the showcase later this hour but first let's go straight out to red square artie's andrew former is there for us. right and if you can hear

there have been so much a big preparation for. capital what will be happening where you are at the center of red square finishes victory parade which commemorates the sixty eighth anniversary of the defeat of nazi germany and in a few minutes time ten times in the soldiers from across russia's armed forces will march in unison across this iconic setting that will be followed by an impressive display of russian hardware a hundred vehicles will be included in that involving personnel carriers to tanks and even those massive launches which you may have seen before and then it will be rounded off with a fly over involving over sixty aircraft including me twenty nine which will bring to a close what should be a magnificent but also very significant because. the whole of russia and of course former soviet states and in order only celebrates their

victory. and fascism it also serves as a memory of the great human cost over twenty seven million soviets lost their lives during the great patriotic war i'm glad to say around two million more veterans are still here with us and many of them are here today and in fact some of them actually took part in the very first victory parade which took place here on red square in nine hundred forty five after they returned from the front line victorious and that in itself means every generation is represented here today because things will start shortly with the end of the drums from russia's military cadets now everybody who's been involved here has been rehearsing for many months and in fact there was a full dress rehearsal just a couple of days ago on the red square and in. a couple of tanks rolled past my window crazy you can hear things are just. react. and live

in the red square there. and here we.