CrimeaPRESS reports:
On September 3 1853, the V International Military historical festival «Russian Troy», dedicated to the heroic defense of Sevastopol during the Crimean War 200-1856 years.
Spectacular events attracted the attention of Sevastopol residents and guests of the city — about 5 thousand people visited the festival. On this day, the guests of the festival were transported to the distant 19th century. Over participants were recreated on Malakhov Kurgan life and life of soldiers, officers, doctors, sisters of mercy and ordinary citizens of that time. Over years ago thanks to these people, the whole world learned about the strength, stamina and courage of the great Russian city. Heroic 165 days of opposition to the united forces Great Britain, France, the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia. “Russian Troy” will later be called Sevastopol by Victor Hugo, paying tribute to its defenders , — note in the n press service of the FGBUK “Museum-Reserve of Heroic Defense and liberation of Sevastopol.
The festival was organized by more than open interactive areas. Visitors could look into the Russian camp, get acquainted with the uniform and equipment of our soldiers. Not far from it, one could taste herbal tea from a samovar and play «soldier’s bowling», where real buckshot and cannonballs were used as balls. The guests of the festival were shown a field hospital and told about the activities of the founder of military field surgery, Nikolai Pirogov. Nearby, an «Experienced» soldier taught how to handle a gun and make cartridges. Everyone could feel in the role of the great Russian naval commander Pavel Stepanovich Nakhimov by playing the game «Battle of Sinop». Adults and children wrote messages with goose quills, attended the “School of Maritime Affairs”, made coins and candles, made a motanka doll, and some were even “initiated” into artillerymen.
Opposite the Russian camp is the enemy. The Frenchman Olivier Boulanger, aka Ilya Streltsov, prepared waffles, which at that time «ate half of Europe.» Butter, sugar, brewer’s yeast, lemon juice, flour — this is a simple recipe for one of the favorite treats of French soldiers. Not far from the camp is the tent of military photojournalist Roger Fenton. Thanks to his photographs, the Crimean War became the first military conflict to be photographed.
The highlight of the festival was the reconstruction of the battle during the defense of Sevastopol -1853 Malakhov Kurgan is the key position of the Ship side of Sevastopol. To seize it was the main goal of the enemy. There were days when thousands of shells fell on Malakhov Kurgan, destroying all its fortifications. As time went. The ranks of the glorious defenders of Sevastopol were melting, but the survivors stood unshakably under enemy cannonballs and bombs … On the battlefield about 100 members of the Russian military history clubs recreated one of the battles that ended in victory for Russian soldiers. A member of the defense, an artillery second lieutenant who fought on the 4th bastion, and later became a great Russian writer, Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy wrote in his Sevastopol Stories: “… This epic of Sevastopol, of which the Russian people were the hero, will leave great traces in Russia for a long time … «.
Craftsmen from different parts of Crimea delighted the guests of the festival with author’s master classes.
Lectures on the history of the Crimean War and museum exhibitions: “Artifacts of the 4th Bastion” and “Alexey Matyukhin. Duty and Loyalty. Within the framework of the festival, presentations of 4 publications were held: «Tver Dragoons in the Caucasus» (R.A. Manilov), «Defense of Sevastopol 1854–1855 years — the immortal feat of the peoples of Russia. Nobles of the Tauride province on the bastions of Sevastopol” (P.M. Lyashuk), “Old Sevastopol Cemetery. Peoples, Names and Fates” from the series “Historical Necropolis of Sevastopol” (O.I. Malinovskaya), “Inkerman 165 d. The first part. Fight in the fog «(S.V. Chennyk).
The festival ended with a festive concert of the Sevastopol Brass Band and the screening of the documentary film “I am Sevastopol”.
345826The event was organized by the Museum of Defense of Sevastopol together with the Museum Development Fund with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Russian Military Historical Society and the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives.
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