russian cossacks are here again marching towards paris. believe it comes from a family of cossacks and he's learned to sing the old version of the. when his horse became the journey vassily had to trail behind the procession he still believes the question of who won the battle is relevant. ended in a draw but it was an honorable droll there's no doubt the french emerged victorious they did override the battlefield and whoever sees the battlefield was the victor but even if it was a victory it was a. good morning. well over. at least for. the excitement of paris has still a long way in the future for the cossacks are just beginning to get ready for the journey. and it all started here exactly one year ago. hats on. vassily is making ready to ride his horse is called. come over here for a ride down. just like a member of the family they often joke that the horses are even more dead than their wives and children. need to talk to him all the time you see he's just like a toddler he sees the world the same way. from all over the area have come

good morning cossacks gratings. it was pavel marshall corfu came up with the idea of the march from moscow to paris. the businessman and stud farm owner spends all of his earnings on horses his main ambition is to revive the dawn breed. they are beautiful. pavel owns a large stable and past as well he's also building a cossack settlements for tourists to go horse riding. this because this lovely little mare is only two years old should need to wait another three years before she can fall for more of a go won't you my beauty. oh look they've been you all over poor thing. believes these holes he's a russia's best asset and something to be proud of. it hurts when people say bad things about cossacks they may call drug lords fools layabouts all sorts there really is sad and what's worse some people even write off our most recent victories in world war two my grandfather commanded a division during that war so i know the hardships people went through. this doesn't but for the much was must go up the hill you notice twent

cossacks will be cossacks on the eiffel tower all anywhere else once cossacks start to sing as just nostopping the. goats that. earth shall follow for sure that at that end up things like out of luck i think you know your shit out. of. the journey has come to an end alexei never said seth green is his horse for the last time before setting off home . let me have your leg what you think needs a brush you get easy now bubble. good boy. the noble beasts will return in holes boxes. will travel with the on those by coach he's in high spirits because he won't be homesick for much longer but his joy is monitored by the prospect of pouncing with his beloved holes in his arms full i'm so attached to him i can't bear the thought battle have to eventually part with him he's very tender and and beady. i call him my little lamb sometimes. he'll be missing me too. don't know whether he'll be able to get used to a new master. however. the as. and final performer for the very last time before going. to displace the bloody conflict the napoleonic wars brought france and russia closer together the sovie

the cossacks ahead and. he described. his fifty battles he failed to achieve superiority even the french are confident that. russia was victorious. there were all sorts of situations but at the end of the day. in the twentieth century. divide the cars into two sections. repeat the maneuvers of the russian offensive from two hundred years ago. the legend of a hasty french retreat has been passed down here from generation to generation. of children to forward the french turn tail. carriage to look for it as you can see we two are trying to find it's ours we call it the belorussian treasure belongs to the. locals have left no stone unturned in search of the prize even in swamps and peat bogs alas they have never found the golden carriage. in the local villages only a few elderly residents remain. i don't think more than a dozen young people live here. pensions only income twice a week they come to the bus stop to wait for a shop trailer this time the mobile shop is late and instead of the residents are greeted by cossacks ap

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