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i i i. i. i. g nine hundred fifteen. this is simon's needs to frustrate is more terrifying than i could have imagined. weeks of traveling 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 backwards by the german and austrian garion forces but they make them work for every inch the fuzzy is fierce the noise deafening and the
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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. pat. on a hot summer's day and pockets time to bring the past to life. to commemorate the scent of the beginning of one 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 needs is
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a place to stay and a place to fight. for your. craving except. it's. will 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 yes you know this place in space at the start of the school will come home to be surprised that you can put.
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the. loss was what you'll. be. so yes with the children. if you like it used to you it's a through this is the. one you like to see here it's those did you do with it was it the you know or did you do boys well because they. get. that there. must. be a. it's not. only is all. like you behave as i say she could and should. the way that feeling us going if we had that if nothing press both the custom. of the postmortem. boss wanted him but i mean why do it.
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get off. the saddle. up with what they're such as. john hughes in on it and. then chicken it's just what if somebody is a possibility and the bus load is what it was. i think they are. and once the temps are all up the participants start to arrive. in 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
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all simply recovering. on the whole they've been friendly and in general happy to paris for first. many of us 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 a russian magazine. she's promised to show me the latest techniques. that apply to. many of the reconstruct from established clubs
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and the time before the battle is a chance to catch up with old friends who wants. what. it was it's a lose lose for this. thing he does it would have felt under the belief that it's. just because that's what it was 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. just. the rules. you wanted nothing was ever on your body still would you. feel you.
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i'm. 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 once just signed up the participants can relax will look for more constructive ways to pass their time like helping out with new recruits. about. what you want as you. would with. only. a. little. light. and just like
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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 hung guerin's 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 the growing shortage of equipment. they firmly believe. then destined for victory. after one try to
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document the battle as best i can. stretch or better is run back and forth carrying the wounded to field medical stations. it's a harrowing sight but the wounded bad their injuries stoic and the doctors and nurses do their 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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what's inside the. odd. clean more zero casualties war this is the great fantasy of warmongering politicians. capturing people is messy what do you do if there isn't killing them easy we were serve the right to kill any person anywhere any time. soon but they can do a tremendous amount of makes these things every. politician. a
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new kind of power. which sad is very tempting. the world war one century commemoration is all about detail no expense has been spent in bringing authentic vehicles weapons and coast troops 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 the conflict of killed more than two million of
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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 pups. and. other people. but. a few. feet away at their own shit.
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one doing. the phony name it please could you please. new delhi. belly. dancer 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 on 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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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 friendly. and. just.
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have failed to gain access despite my papers must get inside somehow. sister let me know upping luncheons other. scullion i think is any deal it isn't a deal we steal bottles regarding the simple does she didn't just pull your chicken a couple reasons. you know if about a million less than it was a bottle 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 opportunity will present itself.
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a little shiny stuff across the room. but at. the moment. no. 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. in a long. run. things. back
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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 festivals 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 punching partings. i'm i'm irish
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and i'm carol i'm i'm. i'm. 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 us a with fortress and the attack of the dead man. i have made a terrible mistake by god recognize me from the day before outside the fortress and
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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 school 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 to leave my notes here and hope to have a great story to tell. just sensible salutes was one of the russian army's most famous acts of to finance a group of less than a hundred bloodied dying men chasing all three divisions of the german army. just
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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 old.
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u.s. military was built to square off against the soviet union. over western europe but when you take that conventional military and now try to read task it as a counterinsurgency force it creates a lot of gaps and that's the kind of private sector stuff. clean zero casualties war this is the great fantasy of war mongering politicians. capturing people is this what do you do if they're innocent killing them easy we were served the right to kill any person anywhere. they're any time. they could be done in the sixty's but they come through and nothing will make these things are. politicians. new kind of power this
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technology that is very tempting. knights of nations chief condemns the latest attack on a un school in gaza or at least ten of died as a criminal act as israel steps up its air attacks while redeploying ground troops along the border. german newspaper claims israel's been bugging the u.s. secretary of state's phone while it mediated peace talks with the palestinian. checkpoints come under fire from the ukrainian side just as european security observers were monitoring the crossing but same attack also reportedly hits a family home. national probe into the lazy.

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