When. Festival "Times and Epochs". when Detailed program of times and eras

Venue

30 Moscow venues

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Free admission

From August 10 to August 22, 2018, the historical festival “Times and Epochs” will be held in Moscow.

Festival organizers "Times and Epochs 2018" They promise that the festival will unfold at 30 sites in the city, where history from the Stone Age to the Soviet Thaw will be presented.

Watch the performances of wandering fencers on Pushkin Square, learn the secrets of alchemy at the Medieval University on Kamergersky Lane, take part in the construction of a medieval castle on Nikitsky Boulevard as a mason, blacksmith or carpenter, go to a dance party during the “Thaw” on Tverskaya Square - 30 venues across throughout Moscow we have prepared a program for every age, taste and interest! The festival will also host the finals of an international competition of historical projects. The participants' projects will be presented on Revolution Square, and nine winners of the competition will receive one million rubles each for their implementation.

On all days of the festival you can admire the exhibition at this site historical costume. Reenactors from Russia and France brought reproductions and originals of costumes from the 18th to early 20th centuries to Times and Epochs. Reproductions of outfits are hand-sewn from materials similar to the original. The work was carried out on the basis of historical sources, albums and photographs. The costumes of civilians of different classes have been recreated: walking, evening and court dresses, children's suits, men's daily and formal looks, as well as swimwear.

Live broadcasts of the festival "Times and Epochs 2018"

August 19 at 20:30 live broadcast from the site of the festival "Times and Epochs 2018"- myths of ancient Greece and fire show on Pokrovsky Boulevard.

August 19 at 19:00 live broadcast from the site of the festival "Times and Epochs 2018". The program includes historical fencing and a medieval fair on Pushkin Square.

Program of the festival "Times and Epochs 2018"

The most interesting of program of the festival "Times and Epochs 2018" for the coming days:

On Thursday and Friday, August 16 and 17, everyone will be able to attend the “reception at the Elector” with Peter I and travel from Tver to India following Afanasy Nikitin. And also - watch a bright show performed by reenactors from Italy, take a photo with the Olympic bear and ask questions to a specialist in the ancient history of mankind! Participation in all festival events is free!

Quest “Police against banditry”, (Strostnoy Boulevard, 16)

12:00, 15:00 and 18:00

To help the police catch the bandits, teams of festival guests will need to infiltrate the “Black Cat” gang. And to do this, go through the quest checkpoints, collect a series of keywords and solve the code phrase (password). Evidence of implementation will be a photo of the team with the “gang leader”!

  • Awarding the winners of the competition of historical projects, (Revolution Square). 19:00

On the days of Festival "Times and Epochs" this year there will be organized for Muscovites and guests of the capital

Quest "Trail of Stories" festival "Times and Epochs 2018"

Within festival "Times and Epochs 2018" the capital started an educational multi-day citywide quest "Trail of Stories". This is an exciting game, an educational excursion, and a way to rediscover Moscow. At the moment, there are already 502 teams that have set off on an exciting journey throughout Moscow: by completing thematic missions, players will learn even better about the past and present of our city, and will be able to compete for prizes in the final game!

Join members quest you can at any time: registration will continue on the website until August 13 inclusive, and the qualifying round of the quest will last until August 17. You can participate either individually or in teams of up to 4 people.

Venues of the festival "Times and Epochs 2018"

Gogolevsky Boulevard, 4 - MUR, M. Kropotkinskaya

Historical interactive exhibition dedicated to the post-war period of Moscow 1945-1953.

The site is located in Ustinsky Park throughout its entire area. The setting and animation of the site tell about the struggle of MUR employees against banditry in the post-war period. All the animators are in period costumes. Moreover, each location of the site separately tells about the life and realities of that period:

  • Moscow apartment
  • Thieves' "raspberries", forms of organized crime after the war
  • Formation of the police after the war, methods of fighting crime, employees.
  • Transport
  • Weapon
  • Post-war fashion
  • Street life of the post-war period: street trading, entertainment, music, games.

Gogolevsky Boulevard, 33 - Moscow courtyard

The site is dedicated to socialist Moscow of the period 1970-1980. The main emphasis is on the integration of modern residents into the life process of that historical era. The basis of the site will be one or several retail outlets, designed in the style of the Soviet period. Retail outlets will sell entourage products and manufactured goods of the USSR, to Moscow residents and tourists who came to the festival. Locations and interactives located throughout the boulevard, made in the style of the era, will be filled as decorations with products sold in retail outlets, or will use these products as interactive props.

Tverskoy Boulevard, 2, Tverskaya metro station

Historical period: 1812

Tverskoy Boulevard, 19, Tverskaya metro station

Historical period: 1812

The site clearly and in detail illustrates the confrontation between the Russian and French armies during the Patriotic War of 1812. In the center of the site is the “front” - military reviews, maneuvers, and performances. Military life will be recreated in the marching camps of the Russians and French: drill on the parade ground, regimental forge and kitchen, sutlers, simple soldier entertainment. The theme of the people's war is revealed: partisans, people's avengers and militia will talk about their role in the Napoleonic wars

Tverskoy Boulevard, 28, Tverskaya metro station

Historical period: 1812

The site clearly and in detail illustrates the confrontation between the Russian and French armies during the Patriotic War of 1812. In the center of the site is the “front” - military reviews, maneuvers, and performances. Military life will be recreated in the marching camps of the Russians and French: drill on the parade ground, regimental forge and kitchen, sutlers, simple soldier entertainment. The theme of the people's war is revealed: partisans, people's avengers and militia will talk about their role in the Napoleonic wars

Tverskaya Square, Tverskaya metro station

Festival visitors "Times and Epochs 2018" On Tverskaya Square you will get acquainted with the entertainment of young people of the Thaw era. Guests of the festival on Tverskaya Square will be able to attend jazz concerts, learn how to dance a jive, and enjoy ice cream and soda from a real retro buffet. Here they will spend time in the spirit of youth entertainment of the 1950s-1960s, as if they were in the movie "Hipsters"!

Strastnoy Boulevard, Chekhovskaya metro station

Historical period: 1853–56

Life in Sevastopol at the end of the Crimean War. The site presents iconic objects, events and characters of this period, a reconstruction of the life of participants in the Crimean War: soldiers and officers of the Russian Imperial Army and allied forces

Kamergersky Lane, Okhotny Ryad metro station

On Kamergersky Lane, festival guests will immerse themselves in the atmosphere of the Medieval University. An unusual “educational institution” will appear here, created in the image of the famous University of Turin. Students of Paracelsus and Leonardo da Vinci, followers of Erasmus of Rotterdam, the rector of the university, as well as their assistants will help the “students” to comprehend medieval science.

Pushkinskaya Square, Tverskaya metro station

Visitors can enjoy performances by traveling fencers.

Petrovsky Boulevard - Stone Age, Trubnaya metro station

Historical period: Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic

The site tells about the ancient history of mankind and covers the entire Stone Age. It combines an educational and entertaining format for presenting historical material: the development of tools, ancient art, migration of communities, climate change, animals that inhabited different areas, their domestication, the emergence of crafts, trades and wars

Rozhdestvensky Boulevard, Trubnaya metro station

Historical period: 1877–78

The glorious events of the Russian-Turkish War and the peaceful life of Moscow during this period. In the military camps of the Russians and Turks, camping tents, artillery positions, and infirmaries were set up. Visitors will see how Russian soldiers and their opponents lived, take a short course in soldier training (combat techniques, bayonet fighting), listen to soldiers' songs, and study the history of the weapons of the Russian and Turkish armies. The peaceful camp will show the urban life of Moscow at the end of the 19th century; an English club, a billiard room, a tavern, a fashion studio, and a site for ancient outdoor games are open to guests.

Novopushkinsky Square, Tverskaya metro station

In Novopushkinsky Park, children will explore the past in the most exciting way possible - with the help of toys. They will find here games and toys from different historical periods, varying degrees of mobility and designed for different ages. The playground will be divided into zones for boys and girls, but both will have toys that will appeal to everyone without exception!

Sretensky Boulevard, Turgenevskaya metro station

Historical period: 1920–30

An interactive platform dedicated to the era of 1920-30 and the idea of ​​​​educating the masses in the young Soviet Republic: educational programs, educational posters, a cooperative bank of the NEP era, propaganda poems and cinema. And much more, of course

Chistoprudny Boulevard, 2 - Seven in the past, Chistye Prudy metro station

Historical period: X century

Presentation of the non-profit project “Seven in the Past”, during which seven people will live for 9 months on an ancient Russian farm in the realities of the 10th century, using only authentic tools, household items, food and clothing. Each guest will be able to help in the production of useful things for the farm, personally meet the heroes of “Seven in the Past”, learn more about experimental archeology

Chistoprudny Boulevard, 11 - Tales of Princess Olga, Chistye Prudy metro station

Historical period: 10th century

A performance venue with the participation of historical reconstruction clubs and professional actors, based on The Tale of Bygone Years. All costumes, sets and props are historically accurate. The performance takes place next to a medieval camp, craft workshops and shopping arcades

Pokrovsky Boulevard, 4, metro station Chkalovskaya

Historical period: Antiquity

The Age of Antiquity in general and on the territory of our country. Reconstruction of vivid manifestations of classical ancient culture and peoples who inhabited the steppes from the Black Sea coast to Altai - the so-called Great Scythia of Herodotus

Pokrovsky Boulevard, 18, metro Kitay-Gorod

Historical period: XVIII–XIX centuries

Significant episodes of the history of North America - European settlers, the War of Independence, the Civil War of the North and South, Indian tribes, the Wild West - are widely represented in photographs, films, books, school textbooks, works of historians and publicists. The site is a living photo album of the history of North America in the second half of the 19th century, a reconstruction of the clothes, weapons, life and architecture of people of that time

Yauzsky Boulevard, Kitay-gorod metro station

Historical period: 1697-98

The site is dedicated to the journey of Peter the Great at the end of the 17th century to Europe, which went down in history as the “Great Embassy of 1697-1698”, and shows the culture of Europe through the eyes of a Russian person. Guests of the boulevard will briefly return back to the 17th century and plunge into the culture of several European countries, attend lessons and classes that Peter the Great himself attended, and see overseas wonders.

Revolution Square - Project Competition, Teatralnaya

A large-scale exhibition of historical projects will open on Revolution Square. Here you will be able to get acquainted with the projects of the 20 finalists of the competition organized as part of the festival - from books and albums on history to historical parks! The authors will talk about their works, plans for implementing projects, and demonstrate models and exhibitions dedicated to the era under study or the recreation of ancient technologies.

St. Profsoyuznaya, 41, New Cheryomushki

On Profsoyuznaya Street, festival guests will get to the historical railway station. The site will tell about a whole century of Russian history - from the 1850s to the 1950s - through the prism of travel and railway professions: conductor, station attendant, driver, signal operator, accountant, restaurateur, telegraph operator. You will learn everything about operating trains, you will be able to validate an “old” ticket, and you will learn how to send and receive telegrams. This rich excursion will help you understand the complex mechanisms that make up the life of the station. Dance lessons will also be held at this site.

Patriarchal Bridge, metro station Kropotkinskaya

Afanasy Nikitin

Historical period: mid-15th century

The site tells about the journey of the Tver merchant Afanasy Nikitin to India, about his era, fleet, life and environment, “competitors” and other contemporary travelers. On one bank there is “Rus”, on the other “India”, and guests will be able to follow Nikitin’s path and feel the difference in cultures that the merchant encountered

Varvarka Street, 6с2, Viking Age Shipyard, Kitay-Gorod metro station

Historical period: X–XI centuries

Viking Age ship building. The basis of the site is master classes demonstrating the full technological cycle of building ships of the 9th–11th centuries. A replica of an early medieval boat is moored at the site, which guests can visit

Moskvoretskaya embankment, WWII Fleet, Kitay-Gorod metro station

Historical period: 1941–45

A living example of the life of sailors of the Soviet navy during the war period. During the Second World War, most river stations for peaceful purposes were converted into military berths - bases for armored boats and military training bases. The pride of the site is a real armored boat from the Great Patriotic War

Kremlevskaya embankment, metro station Biblioteka im. Lenin

International competition of historical projects of the festival "Times and Epochs"

The second one started on April 9 international competition of historical projects of the festival "Times and Epochs".

Anyone can participate and propose a historical project related to the popularization of authentic historical knowledge and the development of methods for its transmission. The main evaluation criteria: originality, authenticity of historical content, feasibility, reflection in the information space and development prospects.

Apply now for the competition and read the rules - on the official website of the competition via the link.

Details and details about the festival "Times and Epochs 2018" will appear later on this page. Follow the news at ALLfest.

Trench creativity - Guignol Theater. The project proposes the creation of a mobile puppet theater, one of the most interesting aspects of leisure in the military and peaceful life of French society in the 19th century, and the staging of ancient plays in a historical atmosphere.

Semyan Ivan,
Chelyabinsk.

Center for Historical Projects "Archeos". Researchers at the center study paleotechnology, ancient warfare, and ancient communications. The project is to create a laboratory for applied archaeology.


Bedenko Evgeniy,
Kaliningrad.


Savchenko Dmitry,
Moscow city.

Reconstruction of the horse artillery crew of the 76-mm divisional gun mod. 1902. Literally miraculously, in 2016, near Novgorod, Dmitry managed to find the front part of a 76-mm divisional gun of the 1902 model, suitable for complete restoration. The legendary weapon of the Russian army, which was harnessed to four horses, will become a striking exhibit for exhibitions and history festivals.


Zheltov Pavel,
Saint Petersburg.

Historical and cultural park Medieval settlement "Ushkuy". Reconstruction of a fortified settlement-settlement of the 12th-14th centuries in the south-eastern Baltic: recreation of crafts and construction, costumes and cuisine, educational and entertainment programs.


Rumyantsev Valentin,
Moscow city.

Historical fishing. Creation of a series of films about one of the oldest forms of human economic activity - fishing.


Alekseev Alexander Viktorovich,
Oboyan.

Barbarian enamels of Eastern Europe, reconstruction of a complex of decorations and equipment. The project is carrying out a unique work to restore an interesting layer of ancient art of “barbarian champlevé enamels”, widespread from the end of the 2nd to the beginning of the 5th century across a large part of Eastern Europe.


Frolov Dmitry,
Saransk.

Publication of the book “City on the Notch Line: Saransk in the 17th Century.” The book will become a popular science textbook for reenactors. She will tell you how to document and materially recreate a typical Russian city of the 17th century using the example of Saransk.


Markov Yaroslav,
Shchelkovo.

Mobile photo laboratory. The creative laboratory “Red Lamp” has been restoring the traditions of Soviet photography for ten years. She has a lot of retro costumes and backgrounds, photographic equipment and deep knowledge about the history of photography! The problem with logistics that arises when a photo studio participates in festivals, photo and film shoots, its workers proposed to solve by creating a mobile laboratory based on the Soviet Gaz-51 truck!

Moscow Historical Festival “Times and Epochs. The meeting continues! On August 27, a battle between Russian archers and the troops of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth will take place in Kolomenskoye. For the battle, a full-size fort will be built - a border fortress of the 17th century.

August 27 at the Zingaro site in Kolomenskoye reenactors will present festival guests with an episode from the Russian-Polish War of 1654–1667. The Tsarist army will stage a border battle with the Polish-Lithuanian forces; this large-scale event will take place as part of the “Times and Epochs” festival. Meeting". To recreate the life of the Russian army, on August 25, a full-size fort with a settlement will open, where archers, reiters, gunners and military artisans will settle.

The prison is being built on the model of the famous Albazin fortress of 1665–1681. This is not a decoration, but a full-fledged model in real size. It is being developed with the participation of experts in archeology and wooden architecture. The prison weighs 245 tons and consists of 1115 logs. On an area of ​​900 square meters there will be an official hut, a chapel, an arsenal, a stable, and a parade ground for drill exercises. Sagittarius with “fiery combat” will take positions on two 10-meter three-story towers, a stern centurion will teach the recruits military wisdom. In the craft village, craftsmen will show visitors the crafts of matchlock, pushkar and bullet making.

List of interactive platforms (program) of the festival "Times and Epochs" in Kolomenskoye:

European camp

Hardball game
Bowling game
Musketeers depot
Pikinerskoe depot
Scottish kilts
Board games
Forge
Historical cuisine
Needlework
Fencing with foils
Earth fort

Polish camp

Winged Hussars
Baking bread
Archery range, lasso

Russian camp

Weapon workshop
Step wheel
Bullet Workshop
Shooting range
Workshop for sewing and repairing dresses
Recruitment depot
A prison with a chapel and a prison hut

On August 26 and 27, demonstration training of various types of troops will be held on the battlefield. “Border Battle” will take place on August 27 at 17:00

The festival will take place in Moscow from June 1 to June 12, 2017 "Times and Epochs. Collection". Subject this year's festival historical reconstruction, its possibilities and achievements.

"Times and Epochs 2017" change the format. Now this is not just an event in Kolomenskoye dedicated to a specific period. The festival becomes a grandiose convention of 6,000 reenactors from all over the world, who will represent eras from Antiquity to the 20th century for 12 days. "Times and Epochs. Collection" will become a real exhibition of the achievements of the reconstruction industry, a platform for the exchange of ideas and experience.

"Times and Epochs 2017"- these are 30 sites. 6000 participants and 12 eras.

Festival idea- bring together in the capital all the best from the world of reconstruction from all over the world. Different eras will intertwine on the streets and in parks into a single historical action. Muscovites and tourists will walk through the center from one era to another, going to parks to watch a 17th-century battle, a battle between legions and barbarians, or a camp of the Russian Imperial Army.

"Times and Epochs 2017" will begin on June 1 with arrival at Podmoskovnaya station retro trains with reenactors representing all time periods of the festival.

Starting point a great journey through times and eras will be festival information center on Tverskaya Square. The pavilion recreates the interiors of a Moscow hotel from the late 19th century. As in any decent hotel, guests can enjoy a cozy atmosphere, information about festival sites, maps, a program of events, explanations and assistance from staff who speak several foreign languages. The atmosphere of the Silver Age will be recreated in the pavilion: staff costumes, fashion magazines of those years on the counter, a pianist at the piano, an antique gramophone that the receptionist starts up several times a day, almost Blok-like strangers in fashionable toilets of the time, discussing futurist poets on the next sofa.

In different parts of the park "Kolomenskoye" camps of Peter's soldiers and Roman legionnaires will be located. On Tverskoy Boulevard visitors will meet teams of reenactors from all over the world. They will constantly replace each other, either leaving to participate in park festivals or returning for informal communication with colleagues and guests. On Kuznetsky Bridge you can look at the daily life of characters from bygone eras who will live in transparent honeycomb houses, and watch archaeologists processing objects found during excavations in Moscow. On Vostochnaya Street there will be a park of medieval siege engines. New Arbat will be transformed into a battle arena where the best medieval warriors will compete. On Chistoprudny Boulevard guests will be transported to the second half of the 19th century, to the picturesque Sevastopol promenade. A Revolution square will become a country dacha for Muscovites in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

JUNE 12 – DAY OF THE HISTORY OF VICTORIES OF RUSSIA

The festival will be located at Tverskaya Street, Okhotny Ryad and Teatralny Proezd.

12:30–13:00 “Parade of Russian troops in honor of the capture of Paris” (Platz area).
A military sketch in which Alexander I will personally lead a parade in honor of the capture of Paris by Russian troops.

12:30–13:00 “The meeting place cannot be changed” (Pobeda site). Recreating a scene from the famous film.

13:00–13:30 “Mobilization” (Great Patriotic War site)
Theatrical production dedicated to the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. Guests will see the events of the first hours after the declaration of war on Nazi Germany.

13:30–14:00 “Review of Russian troops on the eve of the First World War” (Platz area).
Demonstration performance and training according to the regulations of the Russian army of 1908.

14:00–14:30 “Battle of Rus' and the Horde” (Medieval Rus' and neighbors site)
The battle of Russian soldiers against the steppe inhabitants, in which up to 50 participants of the “Times and Epochs” festival will meet.

14:30–15:00 “Streltsy Review” (Platz area)
Demonstration of combat readiness of soldiers: training in drill training, formation changes, movement in ranks.

15:00–15:30 “Fencing show of the 18th century” (Epoch of Peter I venue)
Sword fights according to the rules of dueling codes.

15:30–16:00 “Battle of the Russians with the Vikings” (Ancient Rus' site)
The battle of formidable peoples of the early Middle Ages, in which up to 100 reenactors participate.

The battle of formidable peoples of the early Middle Ages, in which up to 100 reenactors participate.
16:00–16:30 “Streltsy Review” (Platz area)
16:30–17:00 “Battle of Rus' and the Horde” (site Medieval Rus' and neighbors)
17:00–17:30 “Battle of the Russians with the Vikings” (Ancient Rus' site)
17:30–18:00 “Streltsy Review” (Platz area)
18:00–18:30 “Mobilization” (Great Patriotic War site)
18:30–19:00 “Parade of Russian troops in honor of the capture of Paris” (Platz area).
19:00–19:30 “Fencing show of the 18th century” (Epoch of Peter I venue)
19:30–20:00 “Review of Russian troops on the eve of the First World War” (Platz area).
20:00–20:30 “Battle of the Russians with the Vikings” (Ancient Rus' site)
20:00–20:30 “The meeting place cannot be changed” (Pobeda site)

Musical program at the venues
12:30–13:00 Performance by the folk group “Ochelie Soroki” (Drenaia Rus venue)
14.30–15.00 Performance of the folk group “New Kielce” (Dyakovskaya Culture venue)
18.00–18.30 Performance of the folk group “Ochelie Soroki” (Drenaia Rus venue)

Musical program on Okhotny Ryad

Historical block
13:00–14:00 Lodya - songs of Russian sailors
14:00–15:00 Ochelye Soroki - songs of the Russian North
15:00–16:00 New Kielce - music of the 19th–20th centuries
16:00–17:00 TeufelsTANZ - medieval music

Modern block
17:00–18:00 Acoustic boots - repertoire of the 20th century in rock treatment
18:00–19:00 Yoki - folk rock using authentic instruments
19:00–20:00 Inna Zhelannaya - folk rock
20:00–21:00 Alisa Ignatieva - songs of the peoples of the world

Persimfans on Tverskaya Square
An unusual concert-reconstruction on June 12 will also take place on the stage of the venue on Tverskaya Square.
To mark the 95th anniversary of the famous Persimfans orchestra - the Moscow symphony orchestra, which at the beginning of the 20th century, in search of a new sound, first began performing without a conductor - the Moscow Symphony Orchestra "Russian Philharmonic" will perform a reconstructed musical program (also without a conductor). The public will enjoy masterpieces by Vivaldi, Ravel and Piazzolla performed by 60 wonderful musicians. The concert will take place from 19.00 to 20.30.

Participants of the festival "Times and Epochs. Meeting".

Group Academie Tordenskiold from the Norwegian town of Moss, reconstructs the early 1700s and the events of the Great Northern War. The head of the club, Lars J. Wessel Johnsen, descends from the Norwegian naval officer Peter Jansen Wessel, who during the Northern War, thanks to his exploits, rose to the rank of vice admiral.

Club Academie Tordenskiold - guests of honor at the opening ceremony of the festival" Times and eras. Meeting". June 2 at the site "Youth of the Russian Empire" in Tsaritsino Norwegians will show the Russian version of the duel between Charles XII and Peter Wessel.

Trench creativity - Guignol Theater. The project involves the creation of a mobile puppet theater, one of the most interesting aspects of leisure in the military and peaceful life of French society of the 19th century, and the staging of ancient plays in a historical atmosphere.

Semyan Ivan,
Chelyabinsk.

Center for Historical Projects "Archeos". Researchers at the center study paleotechnology, ancient warfare, and ancient communications. The project is to create a laboratory for applied archaeology.


Bedenko Evgeniy,
Kaliningrad.


Savchenko Dmitry,
Moscow city.

Reconstruction of the horse artillery crew of the 76-mm divisional gun mod. 1902. Literally miraculously, in 2016, near Novgorod, Dmitry managed to find the front part of a 76-mm divisional gun of the 1902 model, suitable for complete restoration. The legendary weapon of the Russian army, which was harnessed to four horses, will become a striking exhibit for exhibitions and history festivals.


Zheltov Pavel,
Saint Petersburg.

Historical and cultural park Medieval settlement "Ushkuy". Reconstruction of a fortified settlement-settlement of the 12th-14th centuries in the south-eastern Baltic: recreation of crafts and construction, costumes and cuisine, educational and entertainment programs.


Rumyantsev Valentin,
Moscow city.

Historical fishing. Creation of a series of films about one of the oldest forms of human economic activity - fishing.


Alekseev Alexander,
Oboyan.

Barbarian enamels of Eastern Europe, reconstruction of a complex of decorations and equipment. The project is carrying out a unique work to restore an interesting layer of ancient art of “barbarian champlevé enamels”, widespread from the end of the 2nd to the beginning of the 5th century across a large part of Eastern Europe.


Frolov Dmitry,
Saransk.

Publication of the book “City on the Notch Line: Saransk in the 17th Century.” The book will become a popular science textbook for reenactors. She will tell you how to document and materially recreate a typical Russian city of the 17th century using the example of Saransk.


Markov Yaroslav,
Shchelkovo.

Mobile photo laboratory. The creative laboratory “Red Lamp” has been restoring the traditions of Soviet photography for ten years. She has a lot of retro costumes and backgrounds, photographic equipment and deep knowledge about the history of photography! The problem with logistics that arises when a photo studio participates in festivals, photo and film shoots, its workers proposed to solve by creating a mobile laboratory based on the Soviet Gaz-51 truck!

Muscovites will again have the opportunity to immerse themselves in living history this summer: on August 10-22, 2018, the eighth historical festival of the “Times and Epochs” series will be held in Moscow - the largest festival of historical reconstruction in Russia!

"Times and Epochs" - This is a cycle of historical festivals that has been going on since 2011. The first festival of the series was dedicated to Ancient Rus': for 3 days, the townspeople could enjoy a spectacular program with the reconstruction of battles and battles, dedicated to the unification of the Russian people for protection from the steppe nomads, and were very pleased. The second festival, held in 2012, was dedicated to the Muscovite kingdom during the Time of Troubles, the third was dedicated to medieval Europe, the fourth - to the beginning of the 20th century and the First World War. In 2015, the audience was presented with a program about Ancient Rome and Antiquity, but a year later the wheel of history made a turn, and the theme of the festival again became Ancient Rus'.

Initially, “Times and Epochs” was held at the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve, but since 2017 the festival has changed its format: now the action takes place at many venues throughout the city. Over the years of the festival's existence, it has grown from a local event into a major international event, attracting tourists from different regions of Russia and countries around the world.

“Times and Epochs” 2018 promises to be held on an even larger scale: as many as 30 historical sites dedicated to different periods of history will be built in the city center and beyond, dedicated to different periods of history - from the Stone Age to the Soviet Thaw! Most of the sites will be located along the Boulevard Ring.

Venues and festival program

This year, the festival sites are literally closed - they are located along its entire length, on every boulevard, as well as in some parks and squares along its route.

. Gogolevsky Boulevard:"Moscow and Muscovites, XVII". The site is dedicated to a rather difficult period of Russian history, when the Time of Troubles had barely ended: here you can see an open military camp with light field fortifications and replica weapons, as well as a city settlement demonstrating the peaceful life of that time.

. Nikitsky Boulevard:"The Middle Ages. How to build a castle? XIII." This site promises to be the most practical: the construction of a real castle will begin here, and anyone can help.

. Tverskoy Boulevard:"From Moscow to Paris. 1812-1814." Here the confrontation between the Russian and French armies will unfold: at the ends of the boulevard there will be army camps, and in the center there will be a “front” where military reviews, maneuvers and performances will take place.

. Novopushkinsky Square:"Toys and games from different eras." This site will be entirely dedicated to toys and games from different historical eras and will be divided into 2 parts: for boys and for girls.

. Pushkinskaya Square:"Historical fencing". On the square you will be able to get acquainted with the history of military art and watch fights between the best fencers and re-enactors of Russia and the world, and the bravest will be able to conduct a training battle in armor.

. Strastnoy Boulevard:"The beginning of the 20th century through the eyes of Antoshi Chekhonte" and "Moscow criminal investigation, 1945-1953". At different ends of the boulevard there will be two historical sites: the first will be dedicated to Moscow through the eyes of the writer Anton Chekhov, the second to the struggle of MUR employees against Moscow criminals in the post-war Soviet years. Visitors will be shown a typical gangster apartment, examples of police and police uniforms, weapons and vehicles of those years.

. Petrovsky Boulevard:"The Dawn of Humanity, Paleolithic-Mesolithic-Neolithic." At this site, festival visitors will be able to see the site of ancient people and get acquainted with the most ancient era in human history, learn about the development of tools, migration of people around the planet, the emergence of crafts and the first war that happened in the Mesolithic era.

. Rozhdestvensky Boulevard:"Russian-Turkish War, 1877-1878". On the boulevard you will be able to see how Russian soldiers and their opponents lived, take a short course for young soldiers, and also get acquainted with the urban life of Moscow in the 19th century.

. Sretensky Boulevard:"The first defense of Sevastopol, 1854-1855". Here, festival visitors will be able to get acquainted with significant events, objects and characters of the first defense of Sevastopol during the Crimean War, as well as learn about the daily life of the participants in those events - soldiers and officers of the Russian and allied armies.

. Chistoprudny Boulevard: 3 spectacular venues for the “Times and Epochs” festival will unfold here! At the “Seven in the Past, X” site you will be able to get acquainted with the project of the same name, in which seven people will live for 9 months on an ancient Russian farm in the realities of the 10th century: they are allowed to use only authentic tools, household items, clothing and technology. The site "Ancient Rus', X" will be dedicated to the most ancient period of Russian history: here you can see a medieval camp, craft workshops and shopping arcades. One of the most spectacular venues of the festival will be the “Viking Age Shipyard, IX-XI”, where a Viking camp with a real shipyard will unfold!

. Pokrovsky Boulevard will also accommodate 3 sites at once: the first, "Ancient Wars", will be dedicated to the Romans, Greeks and barbarians, the second - "Scythia of Herodotus, Antiquity" - to the ancient era on the territory of Russia, the third - "The Great Embassy of Peter I, 1697-1698" - to one one of the largest diplomatic missions undertaken by Peter I.

. Yauzsky Boulevard will become a platform "North and South. Civil War, 1861-1865". A small American town will unfold here, where they will tell about significant events for North America: from the development of the Wild West to the Civil War of 1861-1865.

The festival venues will be located not only on the Boulevard Ring: on Tverskaya Square will talk about the Thaw era and life in the 1950s-1960s, in Kamergersky Lane- about medieval science and alchemy, and Theater Square will be dedicated to “Walking across Three Seas” by Afanasy Nikitin. At the station metro station "Krasnopresnenskaya" there will be an exhibition about the Soviet Cultural Education of the 1920-1930s, as well as the “Moscow Courtyard” and “Geologists’ Camp” of the 1970-1980s. IN Museum "Presnya" The exhibition "Eclecticism of the Revolution" dedicated to the years 1914-1917 will be held. The “Military Pier of the Great Patriotic War, 1941-1945” site, which will unfold on Vorobyovskaya embankment: here you can get acquainted with the life of sailors of the Soviet fleet, as well as see a real patrol boat.

Two sites will be located far outside the historical center: “Moscow Station at the turn of the 19th-20th centuries” at Profsoyuznaya street will tell about the work of the station at the turn of the 19th-20th centuries, and "The School of the Knight, XV" in Friendship Park will be dedicated to the era of chivalry.

All sites of the "Times and Epochs" festival are open from August 10 to 22, 2018, from 11:00 to 21:00. The festival will also include free city tours and a themed quest.