On August 12, the Moscow-Paris 1812-2012 horse expedition will start from Moscow’s Poklonnaya Gora. The expedition will take two months. In this RIA Novosti image gallery you can see Cossack cavalry prepare to enter Paris again.
© RIA Novosti . Sergey Piatakov / Go to the mediabankOn August 12, the Moscow-Paris 1812-2012 horse expedition will start from Moscow’s Poklonnaya Gora. The expedition will take two months. Photo: The Cossacks during training of the Cossack cavalry platoons on the highway.
On August 12, the Moscow-Paris 1812-2012 horse expedition will start from Moscow’s Poklonnaya Gora. The expedition will take two months. Photo: The Cossacks during training of the Cossack cavalry platoons on the highway.
© RIA Novosti . Sergey Piatakov / Go to the mediabankThe expedition is part of the program to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Patriotic War of 1812. Photo: Cossack cavalry platoons ride through a field.
The expedition is part of the program to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Patriotic War of 1812. Photo: Cossack cavalry platoons ride through a field.
© RIA Novosti . Sergey Piatakov / Go to the mediabankTwo hundred years ago, a Cossack unit of 60,000 soldiers led by ataman Matvei Platov marched thousands kilometers to triumphantly enter Paris on strong, beautiful, enduring horses of the special Don breed.
Two hundred years ago, a Cossack unit of 60,000 soldiers led by ataman Matvei Platov marched thousands kilometers to triumphantly enter Paris on strong, beautiful, enduring horses of the special Don breed.
The Don breed may disappear soon.
© RIA Novosti . Sergey Piatakov / Go to the mediabankA Cossack unit of 23 riders, descendents of warriors that made a similar crossing 200 years ago, will follow the route used by the Russian army. Photo: Master Sergeant Alexander Kolyakin inspects his sword.
A Cossack unit of 23 riders, descendents of warriors that made a similar crossing 200 years ago, will follow the route used by the Russian army. Photo: Master Sergeant Alexander Kolyakin inspects his sword.
© RIA Novosti . Sergey Piatakov / Go to the mediabankVarious events dedicated to the memory of the warriors who perished in the Napoleonic Wars will be organized along the route. Photo: Preparation for the Moscow-Paris Cossacks horse expedition, to follow the 1812-1814 Cossack route.
Various events dedicated to the memory of the warriors who perished in the Napoleonic Wars will be organized along the route. Photo: Preparation for the Moscow-Paris Cossacks horse expedition, to follow the 1812-1814 Cossack route.
© RIA Novosti . Sergey Piatakov / Go to the mediabankThe expedition will end with a gala concert outside Paris and an auction.
The expedition will end with a gala concert outside Paris and an auction.
© RIA Novosti . Sergey Piatakov / Go to the mediabankThe money raised at the auction in Paris will be spent on the revival of the Don horse.
The money raised at the auction in Paris will be spent on the revival of the Don horse.