tv Documentary RT August 2, 2014 3:29am-4:01am EDT
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where pitched battles seem an almost daily occurrence for months now the russian army has been pushed backwards by the german and austrian garion forces but they make them work for every inch the finds he is fierce noise deafening and the bravery of the soldiers difficult to have a state. that's for myself i'm already taking pictures i never thought possible. i just need to make sure i don't run out of slides and i keep my head down. pat. down. on a hot summer's day and pockets time to bring the past to life.
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to commemorate the scent of the beginning of world war one a huge battle re-enactment is about to take place. hundreds of people from all over europe have come to recreate some of the most memorable engagements of the russian army. and all they need is a place to stay and a place to fight. for your. faith in yourself what it says. will be no luxury for those taking part but this tent camp will at least give them a roof over their heads. most it's just food when you don't feel. you know your place is he.
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the way the feeling of us going if we hadn't let you press the dress both because the upper lower shelf saw you on the bus more than him. plus with him but i mean why do you with. such a. single. mother such as. on which i knew it was in only. pinch can you it's just what the the lady is a possibility and the possible danger as many of us will. be there. and once the temps are all up the participants start to arrive. in uniform regulations are still a little relaxed at least for now. i don't. think. as
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the guns fall silent normal life seems to quickly resume. the man away from the trenches spend time in camp attending to various tutsis or simply recovering. on the whole they've been friendly and in general happy to pose for photos. many have asked for copies of my pictures if i ever have the chance to develop them . to my surprise i found i'm not even the only journalist here. and show me young lady named catarina is also taking pictures for
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a russian magazine. she's promised to show me the latest techniques. that apply to. many of the reconstruct as a from established clubs and the time before the battle has a chance to catch up with old friends. like. it was just a loose for this. thing she does it would not help so i do not believe this. just because it's. like. for almost everyone him military appearance is all important and that means the uniforms must be as authentic as possible no self respecting highland would take to the field without a perfectly tailored kilt. and
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god. willing. to serve their full repertoire of songs more and more recruits continue to arrive. everyone needs to be registered before taking part in the administrators are hard at work. mostly signed up the participants can relax or look for more constructive ways to pass their time like helping out with new recruits. i think about. which it was it.
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was. only. for. a little. while. and just like a hundred years ago the tried and trusted kickabout is a popular. one nine hundred fifteen has been a desperate year for the russian forces the germans in austria hungary and so have steadily pushed them back from east prussia with considerable casualties but they
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will not be driven out easily. the russians have made a stand and they're in remarkably good spirits despite the growing shortage of equipment. they firmly believe they're destined for victory. that's just one try to document the battle as best i can. stretch of barrows run back and forth carrying the wounded to field medical stations. it's a harrowing science but the wounded bear their injuries stoic and the doctors and nurses do their best. to focus on telly fun the russians pushed over the top and surprised the enemy. close courses they were no match for the russians and many german soldiers were captured. it was a great victory and a much needed boost in their own.
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right on the scene. first for you and i think picture. on our reporters twitter. and instagram. could be in the. on. the world war one cent temporary commemoration is a little bells detail no expense has been spent to bring authentic vehicles weapons to take part in the battle re-enactment. compared to weld wall to the great wall has relatively few events dedicated to it in russia and this is also used as
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a way to educate the audience about the conflict of killed more than two million of their countrymen. it's a spectacle of sound and vision with dozens of roles to be played and the organizers want to make sure that everyone knows their pubs. magick. just the line. i mean the big one was steep but still just. a few.
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will. not go you know. what you. do phony you know. could you. really. do. poser another long journey i've come to the famous also vets fortress it's been undeceived since september last year but so far it's fought off several german assaults it's located on the river be able to about fifty kilometers from the border with east prussia in the one place where the marshlands of the river can be crossed it's a vital choke point from the sun a desperate to get their hands on it. the men here have held out for months but they must be suffering badly. i've got to try and document what's happening here
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i have failed to gain access despite my papers must get inside somehow. is there no one knew at the legends other. scullion that it is any deal it is that we steal bottles a simple dusty just when you know it's going to go up always use your usual. yes of about a million less than it was it's coming up us will be. partially filled with bullets. and water is not going to be that the up to shuffle some of the troops will reduce truck workers or. to his militant the one who. has noticed that security patrols have become rather lax in recent days perhaps an
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just be just leaning in school feeling it up along a little shiny school across the room. but not. knowing. my plan has succeeded so far. passing myself off as a reinforcement seems to have done the trick. i think they're actually grateful for any extra help they can get. but now of course i must be incredibly careful and dread to think what may happen if they find me out was. ever. on. my mind.
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back in the twenty first century the weather is not being cooperative although the heavy showers do bring some relief from the intense heat. when it's like this there's not much to do but sit and wait or maybe even catch forty winks. just make sure you're not lying under an open window. several hundred of our reactors are killing time until the festival's climactic battle. is quite a close knit group and many tour the country performing in different events. spectacles like this are a great opportunity to meet people from other regions of russia and even beyond who share their love for the past and surprisingly there are plenty of it in pantry
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partings. i'm i'm irish and i'm ira was i'm. was just a few minutes to go the last soldiers are preparing for one of the most memorable russian actions of world war one the defense of the also its fortress and the attack of the dead man. i have made a terrible mistake my god recognised me from the day before outside the fortress
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and alerted the duty officer. it wasn't long before my camera was discovered. memorizing this from the forts dungeon and i have a stark choice to make. fight with the regiment against the next german advance. to the spine it doesn't take too much thought to know what my answer will be. but what's the soldiers for many months now. at last i'll have a chance to shoot something more than the pictures in the school. bus leave my notes here and hope to have a great story to. defend civil salutes was one of the russian army's most famous acts of defiance a group of less than a hundred bloodied dying men chasing all three divisions of the german army. just
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