Exhibitions: Exhibition on the Patriotic War of 1812 kicked off in Moscow

An artistic and documentary exhibition entitled “1812. Historical reconstruction” was mounted on July 29 in the exhibition halls of the gallery “Belyaevo” in Moscow.

The event has been organized by the Culture Department of the South-Western Administrative okrug of Moscow, the gallery “Belyaevo”, the Military-historic club “The Lithuanian uhlan regiment” with participation of the All-Russian Creative Public Association “Union of Artists of Russia”, the Mozhaysk historical museum of local lore and the Military-historical club “33^rd line regiment”.

The exhibition will display replicas of uniforms, arms and equipment of 1812 which belong to “The Lithuanian uhlan regiment” club, which reconstructs the Russian Army’s cavalry and the club “33^rd line regiment”, which reconstructs the French infantry. Among the exhibits is the reconstruction of a bivouac shelter with all the equipment, uniform, including an uhlan’s hat and a full dress uniform of the Lithuanian uhlan regiment. The exposition also represents pictures of Mozhaysk artists — Ye. Dolgochev and V. Utkin, books, video, antiques, numismatic items and modern photographs.

“The exhibition is dedicated to the upcoming 200^th anniversary of victory of Russia in the Patriotic War of 1812, which had a great role for the Russian culture, – reads the message of the Culture Department of the South-Western Administrative okrug of Moscow press service. – It was this “terrible time” which in many respects prepared the ground for the “golden age” of ’30’s and ’40s of 19^th c. Many monuments erected in the Borodino field, as well as pictures by Nikolai Samokish, Victor Mazurovsky and many others which portray remarkable feats of the Russian Army and episodes of campaigns are connected with it”.