Memory of Russia: Military and Historical Festival marking the Victory in the Patriotic War of 1812 in Bashkiria

Military and Historical Festival "Northern Amours" in honor of the Bashkir cavalry - the veterans of Patriotic War of 1812 - opened August 9, 2011 in Abzelilovsk region of Bashkortostan.

For three days the stadium of district center will house the reconstruction dedicated to one of the most important events in Russian history – gaining victory in the war against Napoleon.

According to the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Bashkortostan, the festival brought together some 200 members of military-historical clubs "Northern Amours" and "Ufa Infantry Regiment." Participants of the reconstruction have made costumes that are exact replicas of military uniforms of the era. Even the technologies of the past have been met, both for tailoring and for manufacture of weapons and armor.

The festival program opened with a parade of horse and foot soldiers of Russian and French troops, which showed the audience their ability to use weapons. The culmination of the festival will be an irresistible attack against the enemy by Bashkir cavalry which at that time was nicknamed the "Northern Amours."

The festival, which will also feature historical quiz competitions in the national struggle and folklore competition, is a part of celebration of the bicentenary of the   victory in the PatrioticWar of 1812. Bashkir regiments have their own glorious history: as a part of the Russian army they had passed through Smolensk, Borodino, Berezina, Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, Hamburg, Modlin, Danzig, Fear-Champenoise, and Paris.