Over 600 reenactors from various regions of Russia took part in the Crimean Military-Historical Festival in Sevastopol.
On four demonstration sites the spectators could observe the reenactment of events from eight historical periods related to the cultural legacy of Crimea.
Over 600 reenactors from various regions of Russia took part in the Crimean Military-Historical Festival in Sevastopol.
Above: A reenactor during the Day of Antiquity at the Crimean Military-Historical Festival in Sevastopol.
Above: A reenactor during the Day of Antiquity at the Crimean Military-Historical Festival in Sevastopol.
Russia's Minister of Culture called the festival "the most vivid and natural interactive introduction to history."
Above: World War I reenactors participating in the Crimean Military-Historical Festival.
Above: World War I reenactors participating in the Crimean Military-Historical Festival.
The festival lasted for six days, from September 9 till September 14.
Above: World War II reenactors during a battle reenactment at the Crimean Military-Historical Festival.
Above: World War II reenactors during a battle reenactment at the Crimean Military-Historical Festival.
Each day of the festival was dedicated to a particular time period. They were: Day of Antiquity, Age of the Vikings Day, Middle Ages Day, Civil War Day, World War II Day, and Polite People Day.
Above: World War II reenactors during a battle reenactment at the Crimean Military-Historical Festival.
Above: World War II reenactors during a battle reenactment at the Crimean Military-Historical Festival.
The Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period reenactment sites were the main attractions of the festival.
Above: World War I reenactors at the Crimean Military-Historical Festival.
Above: World War I reenactors at the Crimean Military-Historical Festival.
On September 13, 2014 the reenactment of two WWII battles - the Defense of Sevastopol of 1942 and the Liberation of Sevastopol of 1944 - took place at Fedyukhin Heights near Sevastopol. Over 30 thousand spectators had visited the festival on that day.
Above: World War II reenactors during a battle reenactment at the Crimean Military-Historical Festival.
Above: World War II reenactors during a battle reenactment at the Crimean Military-Historical Festival.
Installations at the Crimean War reenactment site included the opposing armies' field camps, siege works and a full size Russian redoubt.
Above: Crimean War reenactors at the Crimean Military-Historical Festival.
Above: Crimean War reenactors at the Crimean Military-Historical Festival.
Above: Participants of the Crimean Military-Historical Festival in Sevastopol during the Age of Vikings Day.
At the Middle Ages area of the festival the visitors could try their had at the archery and crossbow range and witness an actual tourney.
Above: Participants of the Crimean Military-Historical Festival in Sevastopol during the Middle Ages Day.
Above: Participants of the Crimean Military-Historical Festival in Sevastopol during the Middle Ages Day.
Above: Participants of the Crimean Military-Historical Festival in Sevastopol during the Day of Antiquity.
