recorders play. an instrument. thanks. to me and. i i. i. i. g nine hundred fifteen. this is simon easton crushes more terrifying than i could have imagined. weeks of travelling i finally made it to the eastern front where pitched battles seem an almost daily occurrence for months now the russian army has been pushed back by the german and austrian garion forces but they make them work for every inch the fuzzy is fierce the noise deafening and the bravery of the

soldiers difficult to have a stage. 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 that i keep my head down. i. sat. down. on a hot summer's day and. it's time to bring the past to life. to commemorate the scent of the beginning of. 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 growing your. revenue sat. it's. they'll be no luxury for those taking part but this tent camp will at least give them a roof over their heads. plus it's just good when you're going to deal in. their homes then you know you know this place is the school if it still feels like the home to be surprised that you know what. caused. the. loss was

what you'll. do you know what the other it's obviously with the children. like it used to louis is the. one you like to see here it's labeled as did you do it was it the you know or did you do boys with. rick perry. that there. must. just it's not. like you behave as i say she could have shared. that feeling us if we had that if nothing press both because. of the postmortem. plus what him to me. why do it. it's.

got off. the subtle duckie of us what there such as the bible and it's beautiful which i knew. was. just what if somebody is a possibility in the past no danger is what it was. i think. and once the temps are all up the participants start to arrive. uniform regulations are still a little relaxed at least for now. as the guns fall silent normal life seems to quickly resume. the man away from the trenches spend their time in camp attending to various tutsis

all simply recovering. on the whole they've been friendly and in general happy to pose for photos. many of them 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 catherine or is also taking pictures for a russian magazine. she's promised to show me the latest techniques. that logic. many of the reconstruct from established clubs

and the time before the battle has a chance to catch up with old friends who wants. what. it was its will lose its its its thing he does it would have felt that it was under the belief that it's. 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 the seafood is. useful if. you want it is not. on your body that you should. check your.

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i. would. while the soldiers go through 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 one signed up the participants can relax or look for more constructive ways to pass their time like helping out with new recruits. to talk about. what you want as it. 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 have steadily pushed them back from east prussia with considerable casualties but they will not be driven out easily. the russians have made a stand and they're in remarkably good spirits despite a growing shortage of equipment. they firmly believe then destined for victory.

that's just one try to document the battle as best i can. barrows run back and forth carrying the wounded to field medical stations. it's a harrowing sight but the wounded bear their injuries stoic and the doctors and nurses do that best. after this i'll tell refinance 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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military was built to square off against the soviet union. over western europe and when you take that conventional military and now try to retire ask it as a counter-insurgency force it creates a lot of gaps and that's the kind of private sector stuff. the world war one cent temporary commemoration 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 a way to educate the audience about a 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 pops.

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i mean. do you buy me. clothes are 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 has got to try and document what's happening here question is how much i have to think of something but it's proved difficult to make contact with anyone in authority although at least some of the locals have been

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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 him pantry partings. i'm i'm irish have time to

the arabs i'm i'm. i'm. just a few minutes to go the lost 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 of the g.t. office and. 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

will be shot to the spine it doesn't take too much still 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 pictures and this will. i should leave my notes here and hope to have a great story to. defend civil suits was one of the russian armies most famous accept to finance a group of less than a hundred bloodied dying men chasing all three divisions of the german army. just over a fortnight later the russians were able to sabotage the remaining german artillery and retreats from the ruined fortress heroic moments brought to life once again one

hundred years on.

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