Prapor
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Historic reenactment, or, reconstruction, as it is called here, is a popular past time of Russian youth, especially history students and particularly in the Northern areas and Siberia. Not only history is best learned by experiencing it, they believe, but they use traditional armor and weaponry of the ancestors to learn and bring into modernity ancient Russian martial arts and culture.
Usually, they are massive events, with large numbers of participants.
They often make their own armor based on what they know of ancient designs.
Sometimes you see a few women at these events too, in peaceful roles usually
Though at times you see a 'warrior princess' here and there
They use very real weapons, not replicas or toys, with real, sharped blades, so people do get hurt doing this, once in awhile
This is why there is now an age restriction (18 and above) for this, as it is considred a 'dangerous activity'.
Usually, they are massive events, with large numbers of participants.
They often make their own armor based on what they know of ancient designs.
Sometimes you see a few women at these events too, in peaceful roles usually
Though at times you see a 'warrior princess' here and there
They use very real weapons, not replicas or toys, with real, sharped blades, so people do get hurt doing this, once in awhile
This is why there is now an age restriction (18 and above) for this, as it is considred a 'dangerous activity'.
