Traditionally, festival program started on Friday. Organizers and masterminds They started a concert that delighted with soulful and patriotic songs until midnight. The first day of the festival ended with a requiem meeting with a torchlight procession to the tomb of the unknown soldier.
The busy program of the second day included competitive auditions, the work of a literary cafe, and continued performances at main stage, and entertaining master classes by such masters of the genre as Boris Shcheglov, Yulia Ziganshina, Alexander Evstigneev, founder of the Baklushi-beat group Alexander Pevny. Anyone could have their creativity assessed.
The bravest ones plunged into the cool water of the Nepryadva River. But it was still hot. A thunderstorm with strong winds came suddenly and drove the jury and contestants under the roof of the visitors' reception center. There the final audition round ended, which revealed the winner of the Grand Prix - the Moscow duet “Da-Da”.
In the evening the sky cleared and allowed the Saturday gala concert to end with brilliance. The following people visited the Kulikovka stage: Sergey Kanunnikov, Yulia Ziganshina, the group “Baklushi-Beat”, Mikhail Kalinkin, Anastasia and Alexander Evstigneevs, Mikhail Bashakov and the group “Bashakov-Band”, Boris Shcheglov, Alexey Vitakov, the group “Port September”, Ilya Olenev, Olga and Alexey Cheremisov.
The final chord was a bright fireworks display that thundered to the immortal songs of Victory.
Festival Sunday always brings a note of sadness at the end of the holiday. It's time to go home.
On my own behalf, I will add that the Kulikovo Pole complex is a place of amazing strength and energy. And every Russian person should visit it.
See you, “Kulikovka”! Hope to be back next year!
12.09.2016 09:00:37
Tula region, Kimovsky district, Tatinki village
Kurkinsky district, Red Hill of Kulikovo Field
According to tradition, the celebration of the 636th anniversary of the Battle of Kulikovo will be opened by the military-historical festival “Field of Kulikovo”. This year, reenactors of the life and military traditions of Rus' and the Golden Horde of the Battle of Kulikovo era will gather at the crossing point of Dmitry Donskoy’s troops for the twentieth time.
The Kulikovo field is changing. On the 636th anniversary of the Battle of Kulikovo, the battlefield of the troops of Dmitry Donskoy and Mamai will open new museum, where the famous “The Tale of the Massacre of Mamaev” will be presented in a new way. But for those who live this event, everything remains the same. In the third week of September medieval history will once again bring reenactors from Russia and neighboring countries to the right bank of the Don. Here, at the Tatinsky Fords, where the Moscow prince Dmitry Ivanovich and his army crossed the Don on the eve of the battle, tents will be pitched. Fans of the living history movement and the era of the Battle of Kulikovo, dressed in historical costumes and armor, will often meet on the lists and compete in military all-around or equestrian competitions. The iconic place on the eve of the 636th anniversary of the Battle of Kulikovo will again plunge into the Middle Ages. And for several September days, lovers of the history of two cultures - Rus' and the Golden Horde - will live according to its laws.
The geography of the festival participants is extensive, among the applicants are representatives of military history clubs, individual participants and masters from Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. Among them are residents of Belgorod, Rybinsk, Ivanovo and Ivanovo region, Tula and Tula region, Cherepovets, Tver, Moscow and the Moscow region, Borisoglebsk, St. Petersburg, Izhevsk, Zheleznogorsk, Rostov-on-Don and the Rostov region, Pskov, Penza, Saratov, Bobrov, Ryazan, Vladimir and Vladimir region, Vorkuta, Sevastopol, Kharkov, Vitebsk.
Both fans of historical fencing and those who revive the traditions of bygone days come to the Kulikovo Field festival. Various competitions and events await both male and female audiences here. For modern warriors - horse and foot tournaments, historical maneuvers and military all-around events, duels, competitions of archers and spearmen, massive battles of 30-50 people on the lists and historical one-on-one battles. For the first time in the festival program there is a 3x3 battle with two substitutes from each team.
The female half has its own interests. At master classes you can learn historical dances and crafts. For example, this year - get acquainted with the relief technique of painting Golden Horde dishes, master felting, learn how to knit socks with a needle and weave laces. The topic of conversation at the evenings was women's headdresses and hairstyles in Rus'.
One of the most popular venues at the festival in last years– historical lecture hall. Scientists come to Kulikovo Field to give thematic presentations. This year the conversation will be devoted to the complete set of relics of the Battle of Kulikovo discovered on the Kulikovo field over the past two centuries. At one of the most anticipated meetings, the results of unique experiments with weapons and armor will be presented.
Tula reenactors studied the capabilities of Russian and Horde weapons in combat conditions specifically for the new museum on the Kulikovo Field. Such experiments have not been carried out in our country until today. And not a single battle of historical fencing will allow us to truly understand the damaging and protective properties of arrows and chain mail, spears and shields, swords and helmets. The creators of the new museum on Kulikovo Field decided to tell visitors about this. And at the Kulikovo festivals of past years, members of military-historical clubs stabbed and chopped down reconstructed historical analogues Russian and Horde plate armor and chain mail, helmets and shields, hit them with arrows and spears, battle axes, poleaxes and flails were used. The experiments were filmed; the videos will be presented in the new museum, but the participants of the military history festival will see them first.
During the festival there will be a historical fair. A blacksmith and a potter will set up their workshops on the banks of the Don. Bead makers will demonstrate the process of creating gold-glass and mosaic beads and Horde tumars. And not only festival participants, but also spectators will be able to get acquainted with traditional crafts. The festival site is open to tourists almost all the time: September 15 – from 15.00 to 18.00, September 16 – from 10.00 to 18.00. On Saturday, September 17, the festival will move to the Red Hill of the Kulikovo Field, where the main celebrations on the occasion of the 636th anniversary of the Battle of Kulikovo will take place.
On September 17, participants of the military history festival will present the guests of the Kulikovo Field with a real celebration of history - a reconstruction of the Battle of Kulikovo. Six centuries later, the warriors of Moscow Prince Dmitry Ivanovich and the army of Mamai will meet here again. And the chronicle stories will come to life, Peresvet and Chelubey will fight again in a duel, armed cavalry and a foot army will come together in battle.
Guests of the festival will be able to learn more about the military traditions of Rus' and the Golden Horde of the Middle Ages through demonstration performances and competitions of equestrian warriors and a parade of historical costumes. For the first time on Kulikovo Field on this day International historical fencing tournament for the prize of the government of the Tula region. Warriors from Russia, Great Britain, Ukraine, Israel, and France will take part in it.
Interactive historical sites will be open all day. The medieval market will present an exhibition and sale of unique items created according to historical models. There will be historical workshops here, and you will be able to try historical cuisine. The craft workshop includes working with leather and making jewelry, weaving chain mail and printing designs on fabric. A children's interactive playground will turn the youngest participants of the holiday into real heroes. Here they will teach you how to throw spears, fight with a sword and spear, and shoot with a bow.
Special guests of the festival and celebration are the folk groups “Skolot” and “Teufelstanz”.
Detailed program for celebrating the 636th anniversary of the Battle of Kulikovo on September 17: http://www.kulpole.ru/news/3670/
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September 17
Celebration of the 636th anniversary of the Battle of Kulikovo (Tula region, Kurkinsky district, Ivanovka village, Red Hill of Kulikovo Field).
The most striking events of the historical holiday in honor of the 636th anniversary of the Battle of Kulikovo will take place on Saturday on the Red Hill of Kulikovo Field. Participants of the military-historical festival will revive the chronicled pages of history for all of us Mamaev's massacre. Six centuries later, on the Kulikovo field, the warriors of the Moscow prince Dmitry Ivanovich and the army of Mamai will meet again, Peresvet and Chelubey, armed cavalry and foot troops will fight in a duel.
You can watch the reconstruction for free, sitting around the perimeter of the “battlefield”. It is also planned to accommodate spectators in the stands. Pre-sale of tickets for the stands is open from September 7 to 15. On the day of the holiday, September 17, ticket sales will be carried out on Red Hill at the entrance to the reconstruction site from 10.00 to 12.30 and will stop 30 minutes before the start of the reconstruction.
The program on September 17 includes a parade-defile of historical costume, and demonstration performances and competitions of equestrian warriors. For the first time in the history of the celebrations, there is an International Historical Fencing Tournament for the prize of the government of the Tula region, in which warriors from Russia, Poland, and France will take part.
Interactive platforms will be open for all visitors to the Kulikovo Field on this day.
Medieval marketplace: exhibition and sale of products by craftsmen - club members military historical reconstruction. Unique items created from medieval originals. Among them: armor and weapons, pottery and household items, jewelry and fabrics, hats and historical costumes. Also on site: workshops and historical cuisine, master classes on medieval dances, a historical quiz and photos in costume.
Russian Heroes: Children's play area offering javelin throwing, sword and spear exercises, archery, sports sword fighting, photos in armor.
Craft Posad: master classes on working with leather and making jewelry, weaving chain mail, carving bones and printing designs on fabric.
Military-historical bivouacs: 1380, 17th century, 1941: interactive sites where you can immerse yourself in the atmosphere of different eras. Modern traditions Russian Army Tula paratroopers will present.
Cossack camp: Tula Cossacks will deploy their camp and introduce the holiday guests to the structure of their branch of troops.
Glade of Masters: exhibition and sale of artistic, decorative and applied products made by folk craftsmen and handicraftsmen.
Krasnokholmskaya Fair: culinary brands of the Tula region and other regions of Russia, souvenirs and toys, goods for the home and for the soul. Here you can eat and buy gifts for friends and acquaintances.
On September 17, 2016, a celebration of the Day will take place on Kulikovo Field military glory Russia – 636th anniversary of the Battle of Kulikovo.
Program of events:
7.00 – 10.00 Sacred Liturgy. Funeral service for the leaders and warriors who died for the Fatherland at all times (Church of Sergius of Radonezh)
9.00 - 12.00 Ceremony for changing the guard of honor groups
10.00 - 10.45 Concert of sacred music (at the Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh)
10.00 - 11.00, 12.00-16.00 Concert and entertainment program “Wide Fair”. Performances by folklore groups of the Tula region
10.00 – 10.45, 14.30 - 16.00 Concert program“We are the great-grandchildren of the glorious Victory.” Performances by young winners of regional vocal competitions
11.10 Solemn procession to the monument-column to Dmitry Donskoy
11.15 Lithium for the soldiers who died for the Fatherland at all times (at the monument-column to Dmitry Donskoy)
11.25 Civil meeting dedicated to the 636th anniversary of the Battle of Kulikovo. Military ceremonies (passing in a solemn march) (at the monument-column to Dmitry Donskoy)
11.50 Procession of participants of the XX International Military History Festival “Field of Kulikovo” to the monument-column to Dmitry Donskoy. "Friendly bow"
12.15 – 14.30 Concert of brass and military music
12.00 – 13.00 and 13.40 – 14.15 Concert program of historical music “Voice of Ancient Times”
13.00 - 13.45 Theatrical reconstruction of an episode of a medieval battle by participants of the International Military History Festival “Kulikovo Field”
14.15 Defile in historical costumes from participants of the XX International Military History Festival “Kulikovo Field”
14.00 – 15.00 Mass combat interactions between participants of the XX International Military History Festival “Field of Kulikovo” (buhurts, maneuvers)
14.00 - 15.00 Army all-around competition “Heroic Games on the Kulikovo Field”
15.00 - 16.20 Equestrian performances (or competitions) of military history clubs - participants of the XX International Military History Festival "Kulikovo Field". Equestrian competitions
10.00 - 11.00 and 14.00 - 16.00 International tournament in historical fencing among best fighters military history clubs for the prize of the Governor of the Tula region
14.00-16.00 Concert and entertainment program “Kulikovo Field welcomes guests”: performance of folklore groups from Lipetsk, Kaluga, Ryazan, Moscow and other regions
19.00 All-night vigil(Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh)
Festival venues:
9.00-16.00 Krasnokholmskaya Fair: culinary brands of the Tula region and other regions of Russia, souvenirs and toys, goods for the home and for the soul. Here you can eat and buy gifts for friends and acquaintances
10.00-16.00 Glade of Craftsmen: exhibition and sale of artistic, decorative and applied arts products made by folk craftsmen and handicraftsmen
10.00 – 16.00 Medieval marketplace: exhibition and sale of products by craftsmen - members of military-historical reconstruction clubs. Unique items created from medieval originals. Among them: armor and weapons, pottery and household items, jewelry and fabrics, hats and historical costumes. Also on site: workshops and historical cuisine, master classes on medieval dances, a historical quiz and photos in costumes
10.00 – 16.00 “Russian heroes”: children's playground offering spear throwing, sword and spear exercises, archery, sword fighting, photos in armor.
10-00 – 16-00 Craft Posad: master classes on working with leather and making jewelry, chain mail weaving, bone carving and printed fabric designs.
9.00 - 16.00 Cossack camp: Tula Cossacks will deploy their camp and introduce the holiday guests to the structure of their branch of troops
10.00-16.00 Military historical bivouacs: 1380, 17th century, 1941: interactive platforms where you can immerse yourself in the atmosphere of different eras. Modern traditions of the Russian Army will be presented by Tula paratroopers
Organizers note that the program is subject to change.
