White City is an annual festival of historical reconstruction in the suburbs of Shebekino, Belgorod region. The festival was created by the club of historical reconstruction "Druzhina" and has been held since 2006 [1] .
| White City | |
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| Theme | Historical reconstruction |
| Founders | Belgorod club of historical reconstruction "Druzhina", administration of Shebekino |
| Members | 150 participants from 20 clubs |
| Dates | 2006—2016 |
| Location | |
| City of | Shebekino |
| A country | Russia |
Within the framework of the festival, group battles, a costume contest, an armor competition, an archery tournament, games, and performance of folk groups are held [2] .
The festival 2013 was attended by two dozen clubs of military-historical reconstruction, 150 participants from different cities of Russia and Ukraine and several thousand visitors from various cities of Russia [3] .
Participants presented reconstructed costumes and armor of medieval knights of the XIII-XIV centuries: Russians, Europeans and the Golden Horde [4] .
See also
- Rusborg - the international festival of historical reconstruction of the IX - XI centuries in the Lipetsk region
- Oskol Lyra - music festival in Stary Oskol
- Hotmyzhskaya autumn - international festival of Slavic culture
- Shebekinsky Museum of History and Art
- Epic Coast - Kimry Festival
- White mask - street art festival in Belgorod
Notes
- ↑ Military-historical festival "White City" // Club of historical reconstruction "Druzhina"
- ↑ “White City 2013” // Poster
- ↑ Medieval battles took place in the Belgorod Region Archival copy of January 11, 2014 on the Wayback Machine // IA Belru
- ↑ Near Belgorod, medieval knights stormed the “White Fortress” // Komsomolskaya Pravda, July 8, 2013
Links
- There was something to see! (bezformata.ru)
- Medieval knights lived in Shebekino for four days (novosty31.ru)
- White City 2009 (youtube.com)