From June 1 to June 12, Moscow will host the grandiose historical festival “Times and Epochs,” which will bring 10 thousand reenactors and participants from all over the world to the capital.

12 eras will be reenacted at 30 street and park venues in different areas of the city. Among them - Iron Age, Antiquity, Peter's time, 1812, Crimean War. At the beginning of summer, everyone will be able to see that Moscow is the center of international historical reconstruction.

Shopping arcades

At the Times and Epochs shopping arcade, guests will find copies of historical artifacts, dishes and delicacies of the past. It is curious that in the Middle Ages few people knew how to read, so instead of the usual text signs in front of each shop or shop, distinctive signs were hung: a horseshoe meant a forge, a green bush meant a tavern, and scissors meant the place of work of a barber.

Podmoskovnaya station

On June 1, an ancient coal-powered train will arrive at Podmoskovnaya station, carrying guests from different eras. This will open the historical festival “Times and Epochs. Meeting". At Podmoskovnaya (this is the only operating railway complex of the early 20th century in the capital), travelers will be met by the station manager. Together with the reenactors, he will make a memorable entry in the festival’s “Book of Times” with a quill pen.

New Arbat

Throughout the festival from June 1 to 12 on New Arbat, everyone will be able to witness reconstructions of medieval battles, appreciate the skill of fencing with long swords, rapiers and rapiers, as well as hear the history of military codes and tournament rules. You can plunge into history on weekdays from 16:00 to 21:00 and on weekends from 12:00 to 21:00.

Kuznetsky Bridge

Lovers of Russian cinema are welcome from June 1 to 12 on Kuznetsky Most Street. The “Bauer” zone of the “History of Cinema” site will be opened here. Everyone will be able to visit the festival costume room and try on the outfits of film stars, stylized in the 20s of the last century. Here you can learn how to do hair, apply professional makeup, and then audition for the role of a silent film hero. All this and much more awaits Muscovites and guests of the capital at the address: st. Kuznetsky Most, property 6/3.

Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve

On June 2, at the Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve, you can plunge into the eras of the rulers who made Russian Empire one of the leading European powers - Peter the Great and Catherine II. The main event will be a large-scale costume performance with horse quadrilles. The program was based on Catherine the Great's lush historical Carousel of 1766. Also on the site, guests will be able to learn more about military affairs and exploits early XVIII century, plunging into the atmosphere of Peter the Great's times.

17:00–18:00 — Theatrical performance “Carousel”
20:00–20:30 — Theatrical performance “Gangut Action”
21:00–22:00 — Reconstruction with the participation of Russian and European armies of the 18th century

Venue

30 Moscow venues

Date and time of the festival/event

Fri, 10/08/2018 - 00:00 - Wed, 22/08/2018 - 23:59

Ticket prices

Free admission

The organizers of the festival "Times and Epochs 2018" 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 final international competition 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 of historical costumes at this site. 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 a 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 from the 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 an Olympic bear and ask questions to a specialist ancient history humanity! 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

During the “Times and Epochs” festival this year, free walking tours will be organized for Muscovites and guests of the capital!

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

As part of the "Times and Epochs 2018" festival, the capital city launched an educational multi-day citywide quest "Trail of Stories". This is an exciting game, an educational excursion, and a way to rediscover Moscow. On this 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!

You can join the quest participants 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 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 Patriotic War 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. Topic revealed people's war: 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

Visitors to the “Times and Epochs 2018” festival on Tverskaya Square will be introduced to 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

The life of Sevastopol at the end Crimean War. The site presents iconic objects, events and characters this period, 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. Something unusual will appear here" educational institution", 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 “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

Glorious Events 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, and will walk short course soldier training (drill techniques, bayonet fighting), listen to soldiers' songs, study the history of weapons of the Russian and Turkish armies. Peace camp will show urban life in Moscow late XIX centuries, 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 the 1920-30s and the idea of educating the masses in the young Soviet republic: educational campaigns, educational posters, 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 history North America– European settlers, the Revolutionary War, Civil War 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 half of the 19th century century, reconstruction of 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, they will 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 the whole century 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.

The largest and most colorful historical festival in Russia sets up its tents on the territory of the capital's Kolomenskoye Park.

“Times and Epochs” is a series of historical festivals in Moscow, each of which is dedicated to the reconstruction of a specific era. The event is organized by the Ratobortsy agency of historical projects, known for such high-profile holidays as Ladogafest, as well as for its significant role in the creation. In terms of the level of preparation and intensity of the program, this event is deservedly considered one of the largest historical reconstruction festivals in the world. Every year more than 300,000 people become its guests, and its participants are leading reenactment clubs from different countries.

The success story of the historical “series” began in 2011. Then the first festival “Times and Epochs” was held at the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve, highlighting the so-called “Viking Age” and. Subsequently, the themes of the epic narrative became such significant periods of world history as “The Moscow Kingdom of the Time of Troubles” (2012), “Medieval Europe” (2013), “The First World War” (2014), Rome and Antiquity (2015) and Ancient Rus' IX-XI centuries (2016).

Every year new discoveries await guests.
The theme of the 10th festival “Times and Epochs” in 2020 will be the 17th century. From June 12 to 21, the site near the palace of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich in Kolomenskoye Park (Kashirskaya metro station) will turn into an arena for events during the Time of Troubles. Reitars, dragoons, cuirassiers, archers and noble people will tell guests about life, crafts, drill and possession of different types of weapons.
The main idea of the site is a military confrontation between the Voivode, devoted to the new royal dynasty, and the True Sovereign, the miraculously saved legitimate ruler of the Rurikovichs.
The end of the festival is marked by a grand battle between opposing forces. Musketeers, roundabouts, pikemen, archers, sappers and military men - all will fight in the scenery of the burnt outskirts of Moscow.

Entrance to “Times and Epochs”, as well as visits to thematic excursions regularly held here, is free.

In Moscow, from June 1 to June 12, the international festival “Times and Epochs. Meeting". Over 12 days, 12 historical eras will be reenacted on the streets and in parks: from antiquity to the 20th century.

Visitors to the parks will be able to witness large-scale battles, equestrian competitions, fencing tournaments, or take part in master classes of artisans and chefs.

Festival of Times and Epochs. What is this?

The festival of historical reconstruction has been taking place in Moscow since 2011. This is the only such event that is organized in the metropolis: as a rule, reenactors gather on the battlefields. The main venue of the festival has always been the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve. Each year, the participants focused on one era: in 2011 - Ancient Rus', in 2012 - the Muscovite Kingdom, in 2013 - the Middle Ages, in 2014 main theme became the first World War, in 2015 - Antiquity, in 2016 - princely strife in Ancient Rus'.

Global scale

“Times and eras. Sobranie" is the main historical festival in Russia and one of the largest in the world. This is an exhibition of the achievements of world reconstruction. Fighters and traders, musicians and craftsmen, military engineers and stuntmen from all over the world bring their best achievements to show them to guests.

Breaking the pattern

The Times and Epochs series began in 2011. The festivals were held at the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve and each year were dedicated to a new historical theme. “Times and eras. Meeting" breaks the pattern. Now this is an unprecedented convention of reenactors representing all eras world history. 12 days (including 5 days off) at 30 sites throughout the capital, 6,000 reenactors will immerse Muscovites and tourists in history. A festival of such scope and diversity simply cannot be missed if you leave Moscow for your dacha!

Participants from all over the world

Since 2011, more and more foreigners have participated in each “Times and Epochs”. Colleagues spread the news about the Moscow festival and Russian hospitality around the world. This year we are expecting 1000 reenactors from Italy, Great Britain, Sweden, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, Estonia, Czech Republic, France, Spain, Poland, Serbia, USA, Greece, Romania, Latvia, Ireland. Such quantity and coverage have never happened before!

Get involved in what's happening!

The point of “Times and Epochs” is to involve guests as much as possible in the festival process. At each site you can chat with reenactors, learn unusual details from the life of the era, and learn crafts and games of bygone times. Travel through your favorite eras yourself or sign up for excursions along developed routes - then specialists will become your guides to the past. In any case - immersion in history, interesting knowledge and useful experience guaranteed!

Festival prospects

This year we will try a new format, and next year we will expand even wider! In addition to the center and parks, we will use unusual spaces - on land, water and even in the air. The next “Times and Epochs” will become the main historical festival in the world!

Festival of Times and Epochs. Historical fencing

Multi-century

When does it take place?

New Arbat will be transformed into a battle arena where more than a hundred of the strongest fencers from different eras will meet. In four rings you will find tournaments: “shield-sword”, “bastard sword”, “one-handed sword”, “two swords”. Both halberdiers and knife fighting specialists will show their skills. You will see fights between the superstars of history, whose fame is resounding throughout the world, professional full-contact fights according to the WMFC rules and competitions between squads of the early Middle Ages.

At the fair near the rings you can buy copies and stylizations of medieval artifacts, get an old hairstyle, take a photo in armor and try your hand at tambar fencing.

Site program

June 3

12:00 – 20:00 - Second stage of the Donjon Cup tournament. Steel armor will shudder under the powerful blows of falchions and heavy shields in full-contact medieval battles.

June 3-4

12:00 – 20:00 - Sword fighting competitions for the whole family using modern equipment: safe swords and soft equipment.
17:00 - For the first time, a new discipline “Team all-around in modern sword fighting” for age categories from 8 to 17 years.

June 4

12:00 – 18:00 - International tournament GRAND PRIX H.E.M.A. European masters from the very cradle of fencing art challenge Russian duel aces.

June 4, 10

12:00 – 18:00 - Tournament of men-at-arms on two-handed swords according to the model of the 15th century.

June 10-11

12:00 – 20:00 - Fans of elegant weapons will compete in the most graceful form of historical fencing - N.E.M.A.

June 10th

12:00 – 18:00 - Historical fencing tournament “Shield and Sword”. Fighters in Russian, European and Horde armor XIV-XV will compete in an uncompromising duel.

June 10, 11, 12

18:00 – 21:00 - WMFC championship fights. New Arbat will erupt with the sound of steel. Experienced warriors and novice fighters will meet on the same lists in order to snatch the desired victory in a fair and equal fight.

Festival of Times and Epochs. Boulevard of History

Multi-century

When does it take place?

Within the framework of “Times and Epochs”, for the first time in Russia, a competition of historical projects is being held, where both Russians and foreign citizens participate. From June 1 to June 12, presentations of the 16 most interesting nominees of the competition will be held at four venues on the Boulevard of History.

The main condition for participation: the project must have a reliable historical content. 68 projects were accepted for consideration and transferred to the expert council. 13 historical parks, 10 festivals, 9 museums and exhibitions, 7 recreated crafts and technologies, 5 books, as well as such unusual ideas as the reconstruction of a shipwreck off the African coast, a theatrical tavern-bakery and a flying copy of the Bleriot XI airplane are up for prizes.

In addition to project presentations, here you will see locations that do not fall into the main themes of the festival, for example, dedicated to the Second World War or Ancient Rus'.

Site program

June 10th

12:00 - Round dance from reenactors from Bulgaria and performance by the dance group “Bulgarian Rose” with the participation of the Bulgarian Embassy.

Festival of Times and Epochs. silver Age

Early 20th century

When does it take place?

On Tverskaya Square, guests will immerse themselves in the atmosphere of the Silver Age. The Living Room pavilion will recreate the interiors of a Moscow hotel from the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Viewers will get acquainted with the multifaceted culture of Russia of this unusually poetic time. This is where it will be located information Center, where you can learn about all the festival events, relax to the music of a piano and an antique gramophone. This is the departure point for tour groups to the festival grounds. The information center staff speaks Russian and English.

Costumed characters walk around the square, and on the open stage the Bulgakov House museum-theater shows performances about the life of Moscow bohemia. Nearby there is an interactive exhibition of antique musical instruments, including a working gramophone of the early 20th century, which belonged to Alexandra Fedorovna’s maid of honor.

Little guests will not get bored in the Silver Age setting - every day from 13:00 to 16:00 there is a children's school of fine arts on the site.

In the “Kitchen” pavilion you can taste dishes from the most fashionable Moscow restaurants of that era. Evaluate the results of the work of culinary reenactors!

Site program

June 3

15:00 – 17:00 - Summer ball “Silver Age on Tverskaya Square”
Every day (except June 3, 4 and 12) 17:00 – 19:00 - Performance by the Shoo group with the program “Cabbets of the Silver Age”.

June 4

15:00 – 17:00 - Antique auction “Silver Age of Russian Art”. Here you can purchase works of art from the late 19th – early 20th centuries, in particular works by Lev Bakst and Mikhail Larionov.

12 June

19:00 - Big concert of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra “Russian Philharmonic” under the direction of Gayane Shiladzhyan.

Performances of the Bulgakov House Museum-Theater:

June 3

19:00 - “Land of Scoundrels”

June 4

19:00 - “Simply about the Silver Age”

June 10 and 11

19:00 - “Alexander Vertinsky. Yellow Tango"

June 9, 10, 11

19:00 - 21:00 - “Russian Seasons”, Reconstruction of Silver Age ballets.

Festival of Times and Epochs. 19th century dacha

When does it take place?

Here you will plunge into the atmosphere of country leisure of the 19th - early 20th centuries. Country balls, shuttlecock and croquet games, and charades await you. You can take pictures in historical costumes and learn to ride an old bicycle. An experienced driver will give you a ride in a vintage car, and a photographer will capture you in the image of the early 20th century.

Festival of Times and Epochs. Military historical miniature

Multi-century

When does it take place?

Military-historical miniature is a general name for playing toy soldiers and making models of warriors, equipment, and fortresses.

You will be able to return to childhood and plunge into history through a game loved by both the great commanders of antiquity and ordinary boys of all times and countries.

Get acquainted with the evolution of uniforms, tactics, engineering and fortification of different states in clear material.

Two “sandboxes” will be installed on the boulevard - this is the name of tactical tables on which you can simulate terrain, build and destroy fortresses, and play out historical battles. Each day will be dedicated to a different era of wars - from antiquity to the 20th century.

Every day, the owners of the toy soldiers will talk about their collections and show the works of old masters. Feel like a military leader while fighting in tactical board games, learn to paint miniatures and cast tin soldiers.

“Military Historical Miniature” is a partner platform of the event agency “Institute of Time”.

Site program

June 1st

16:00 - Lecture by Yuri Alekseev on the history of tin miniatures

2 June

18:00 - Lecture by Vladislav Musto on the Battle of the Ice using the example of a tin miniature

June 3

14:00, 18:00 - Master class on painting military miniatures

June 4

14:00, 18:00 - Lecture on “Katyusha”, which can be assembled, painted and taken home

June 5

16:00 - Lecture on the game “wargame” according to the rules of “Kadashi of Time”

June 6

18:00 - Lecture on alternative history of the “Battle of Kulikovo” using the example of miniature soldiers

June 7 and 8

Master craftsman Ruslan Gumenyuk will tell and show the final processing of the miniature after casting

June 8, 9 and 10

Participants of the "Outbuilding of the Company" club will show an example of painting and sculpting military miniatures

June 10th

14:00 - Lecture by Yuri Alekseev on the evolution of military miniatures

June 11

12:00 - The action will be attended by about 4,000 soldiers. They will be lined up in a 400-meter line and the event will be recorded in the Russian Book of Records.

Festival of Times and Epochs. Old China Town

XII – XX centuries

When does it take place?

June 1 – 12
Around the clock

The site is dedicated to the education and development of China Town. The basis of the site is five models of this area in different eras from the 12th to the 20th centuries. Two more models will show the lost buildings of the area: the Nikolsky (Vladimir) Gate and the Aptekarsky Prikaz. The connecting element of the street will be a “time line” painted on the asphalt. It will contain a retrospective of events and milestones in the history of the area.

In four stereoscopes on Nikolskaya you can see three-dimensional photographs of the old Kitay-Gorod.

“Old China Town” is a partner platform of the event agency “Institute of Time”.

Festival of Times and Epochs. German settlement

When does it take place?

You will get acquainted with the life of the Kadashevskaya settlement, which was located here in the 18th century. This is Petrovskaya Street in Moscow, designed in a European style. Peter I demanded from his subjects a new way of life, tastes, fashions, and activities. And many willingly responded to his demands.

There will be cross-sections of houses showing the interiors and life of Russian and foreign citizens XVIII century. In the Dutch house you can see the life of a major official, at the mint you can learn about the monetary reform of the young emperor and mint yourself a full-fledged Peter the Great ruble. Indeed, since 1701 there was a mint in Kadashi, which operated until 1736. In addition to money, “beard signs” were minted here - certificates of payment of the beard tax.

Peter I paid great attention to the development of medicine and pharmacy; in 1701, he issued a decree on the opening of 8 private pharmacies in Moscow. You will also see such a pharmacy with living medicinal herbs and drugs. The pharmacist will teach you how to mix powders and apply leeches and talk about 18th-century medicine.

You can have an amusing print printed by an engraver as a souvenir, and at a navigation school you can learn how to handle a sextant and astrolabe, tie sea knots, assemble and unfurl a sail.

The central event will be the “assembly”, a meeting of high society, which will be attended by Peter the Great himself! The dance master will teach you minuets and rigodons, you will be able to dance to live music and listen to the gossip of the imperial court.

“German Settlement” is a partner platform of the event agency “Institute of Time”.

Site program

June 11

17:00 – 20:00 - Peter the Great Assembly, a meeting of high society, which will be attended by Peter the Great himself! The dance master will teach you minuets and rigodons, you will be able to dance to live music and listen to the gossip of the imperial court.

Festival of Times and Epochs. History behind the glass

Multi-century

When does it take place?

June 1 – 12
Weekdays: 12:00 – 21:00 | Weekends: 10:00 – 22:00

Kuznetsky Most will be full of contrasts: twenty ultra-modern glass honeycomb houses will house figures from past eras - both celebrities and ordinary people and craftsmen. Guests will see the work of the 14th century Italian architect Aristotle Fioravanti, the pioneer printer Ivan Fedorov, and the Moscow photographer of the early 20th century from the studio of V. Chekhovsky. Fioravanti, in front of the audience, will develop a model of the Assumption Cathedral of the Kremlin, and Ivan Fedorov will print the first Russian alphabet.

It will be possible to look into the workshops of a 13th-century shoemaker and armor makers of the Moscow kingdom, get acquainted with the craft of a 19th-century puppeteer and study the secret life of Moscow counterfeiters under the guise of law-abiding jewelers. Stands and display cases with photographs of finds from which reconstructions were made in the houses will tell about the life of the inhabitants of the honeycombs.

Archeology for children

Four archaeological pavilions will be open to young guests, where they will learn how to conduct excavations according to all the rules of science and will feel like employees of a real expedition.

The first pavilion will house an archaeological excavation site, and the second will house a dump. The third pavilion will become a laboratory workshop where children will clear and preserve finds. In the archaeological library in the fourth pavilion, young scientists will be able to identify and “certify” artifacts that were dug up at the excavation site.

Gastronomy from different eras

A special block - a honeycomb of historical gastronomy. Together with the bakers, guests will prepare dough for homemade bread according to old Russian recipes and feast on kalachi from the oven, sitting on bales of hay. Medieval fishermen will teach you how to salt, dry and dry fish, and butchers will teach you how to fry sausages with lingonberry sauce according to books from the 15th century. In a 19th-century greengrocer's shop they will tell you how to soak apples, ferment cabbage according to a traditional Moscow recipe, and pickle cucumbers in a pumpkin.

After a hearty lunch, you can drink tea or sbitnya in a merchant family and snack on sweets from the best Moscow jam maker. Visitors will learn how to make jelly from 18th-century fairy tales and refresh themselves with the peasants' favorite drink - birch sap.

Festival of Times and Epochs. 1812 War and Peace

When does it take place?

June 1 – 11

The Patriotic War of 1812 occupies an important place in the history of Russia. Its results highly raised the international prestige of our country.

You can compare the military and civic culture two great powers of the Napoleonic Wars. There will be Russian and Russian camps on the site French army with models of cannons and a general headquarters, a recruiting and cavalry school, a forge and a sutler's shop. On June 6, a review of the French army will be hosted by one of the founders of Russian reconstruction, Oleg Sokolov.

You will also become acquainted with the peaceful activities of the Russian aristocracy. On weekends, the dance floor will host the “Silhouettes of a Great Era” program (a fashion show of ballroom and promenade dresses from the Empire era). It will be possible to learn historical ballroom dancing, listen to hussar songs and romances based on poems by Davydov, Pushkin, Lermontov, Baratynsky.

Site program

June 6

14:00 - Review of the French army by Oleg Sokolov, one of the founders of Russian reconstruction.
16:00 - Military training competition between Russians and French.

Festival of Times and Epochs. Park of siege machines

XIII – XV centuries

When does it take place?

June 1 – 10
Weekdays: 16:00 – 21:00 | Weekends: 12:00 – 21:00

The siege of a fortress has always been an exceptional undertaking. Military engineers used tricks to destroy walls and built siege engines of the most different types and sizes.

A park of siege weapons from the 13th to 15th centuries will open on Vostochnaya Street. Medieval military engineers will assemble trebuchets, an arcballista and a catapult, which you can test on a powerful seven-meter fortress wall with two towers. The fortress defenders will hide behind mobile mantlet shields, and they too can be bombarded with a hail of shells! The largest operating trebuchet in Russia, 12 meters high, will operate.

Festival of Times and Epochs. Sevastopol promenade

Second half of the 19th century

When does it take place?

June 1 – 10
Weekdays: 16:00 – 21:00 | Weekends: 12:00 – 21:00

“Sevastopol Promenade” will tell about the heroic events of the Crimean War and how a pearl rose from the ruins Black Sea coast. One half of Chistoprudny Boulevard will present the history of the defense of Sevastopol, the other - the flourishing city of the late 19th - early 20th centuries.

At the entrance to the “promenade” the heroes of the Crimean War will raise the St. Andrew’s flag. This artillery position will become a living embodiment of the Roubaud panorama, where the defenders of Sevastopol are captured during a break between battles.

A photo exhibition will open behind the bastion, because the mid-19th century was the time of the first photographers. You will see photos from the trenches of 1853–1856 and from the ruins of Sevastopol. Nearby there will be a memorial complex in honor of the city’s defenders.

Walking from the memorial, you will plunge into the atmosphere of post-war Sevastopol of the 1880–1900s. The city square of this time will be recreated here - with a musical and theatrical gazebo, a photo studio and a summer cafe. Here you can learn how to tie sea knots, ride a skiff, play croquet and croquet, read posters from the late 19th century, and take a photo with a stern policeman.

Festival of Times and Epochs. History of cinema: the Eisenstein zone

Early 20th century

When does it take place?

June 1 – 12
Weekdays: 16:00 – 21:00 | Weekends: 12:00 – 21:00

Here you can learn the history of cinema in practice! Severe proletarian films of the 1920s are filmed on the Eisenstein set. Take part in the recruitment of “models” for the roles of factory workers and try your acting talent in action: take banners and take part in the filming of the propaganda film “Strike”.

June 6

Sample times on the indicated days: 12.00–13.30 and 16.00–17.30

On weekdays, when there is no filming on site, the costume and prop department works for you. With the help of costume designers, choose the image of working youth of the 20s or a bourgeois factory owner and take a photo as a souvenir.

Festival of Times and Epochs. Film history: Bauer zone

Early 20th century

When does it take place?

June 1 – 12
Weekdays: 16:00 – 21:00 | Weekends: 12:00 – 21:00

Attention! A movie is being made! 1916!

You will be taken to the set of the famous drama “A Life for a Life” directed by Evgeniy Bauer.

You can see the master of artistic framing at work, look inside the filmmaking process. Scenes from the drama about love are embodied before your eyes by movie stars of the early twentieth century - Vera Kholodnaya, Lydia Koreneva, Vitold Polonsky. But the director is always looking for new talents! Maybe you are the future silent film star? Go through the casting for the role of a fatal beauty or a hero-lover and try yourself on the set!

Tryouts will be held on June 3, 4, 10, 11, 12

Sample times on the indicated days:

14.00–15.30 auditions for the roles of Nata and Musya
18.00–19.30 auditions for the role of Prince Bartinsky

On weekdays, when there is no filming on site, the Costume Room is open for you. Try on the 1920s look and take a photo in the movie set. Don't forget to stop by the Cinematograph for a lecture on outstanding cinema masters of the early 20th century! Here you will learn what the “Eisenstein attraction” and the “Kuleshov effect” are.

Lecture schedule at Cinematography (duration 30 minutes):

Weekdays (1, 2, 5–9 June) at 16:30
Weekends (3–4, 10–12 June) at 12:30 and 18:30

Here you can watch masterpieces of silent cinema.

"The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks", 1924 - 56 minutes

"Cutter from Torzhok", 1925 - 61 minutes

"Ferris Wheel", 1926 - 40 minutes

"Man with a Movie Camera", 1929 - 66 minutes

"Life for a Life", 1916 - 44 minutes

"Battleship Potemkin", 1925 - 75 minutes

"Strike", 1924 - 79 minutes

Festival of Times and Epochs. “Russian Dacha” and “XX Century - Time of Traveling”

XIX - early XX centuries

When does it take place?

June 1-12
Weekdays: 16:00 – 21:00 | Weekends: 12:00 – 21:00

Here you will plunge into the atmosphere of country leisure of the 19th - early 20th centuries. Country balls, shuttlecock and croquet games, and charades await you.

Nearby will be old Moscow with merchants, bohemians, civilian officers, shoe shiners. Here you can learn to write with a pen and blow a samovar with your boot, take crash courses in etiquette and listen to lectures about the discoveries of Russian travelers.

Site program

June 3, 4, 10, 11, 12

12:00 - 20:00 - Walking in a vintage car.
12:30, 14:30, 16:30 and 18:30 - Fashion show of Parisian and Russian fashion of the early twentieth century and training in salon dances under the guidance of an experienced dance master (immediately after the fashion show).
12:00 – 20:00 - Lessons of good manners for children 7–12 years old. The girls will be taught the rules of etiquette by the bonna, and the boys by the tutor. Lesson - 20 minutes.

Festival of Times and Epochs. "Retro studio"

Early 20th century

When does it take place?

June 1-12

In the studio on Stoleshnikov Lane you will find out what fashionable men and women of the early 20th century wore. The outfits of that time are distinguished by the splendor of their decor, a riot of colors, original cut and abundance of jewelry. Fashion design was greatly influenced by oriental motifs and avant-garde art. Original hats, elegant negligees and revolutionary silhouettes - this era in the history of costume inspires fashion designers to this day.

In the animation chalet, guests of the site will make their own accessories during master classes. Create your own unique retro look!

Festival of Times and Epochs. Historical lecture hall and tour desk

When does it take place?

June 1-12
Weekdays: 11:00 – 21:00 | Weekends: 10:00 – 22:00

Walks with professional guides start from here every day. The routes were developed specifically for the Moscow festival. Some of them include free admission to museums.

In the bohemian café, you will find interactive creative evenings with a recreation of the traditions of Moscow literary drawing rooms from the times of Benois, Sudeikin, Stanislavsky, Nemirovich-Danchenko, Vakhtangov and Meyerhold. Plunge into the atmosphere of the Silver Age, marveling at the performances of the futurists, participating in philosophical debates, and singing along to ancient romances!

The photo exhibition “The Silver Age of Russian Theater” will stretch along the entire length of the lane. The splendor of performing arts at the turn of the era will be conveyed by the best exhibits of the St. Petersburg State Museum of Theater and Musical Art.

Program

June 1st

19.00–21.00 - Excursion “Silver Age of Russian Culture”
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