On September 15, 2018, the VIII International festival"Cossack village Moscow". This year, this big holiday will once again open its doors to all Muscovites and guests of the capital to introduce them to the unique culture and traditions that preserve the spirit of the Cossacks. The event program will surprise you with its scale, brightness and sincerity. This year there are even more participants in the event, which means that new surprises and unforgettable emotions await you.

The main stage can safely be called the heart of the Festival. It is here that amateur and professional creative teams, including honored and folk artists Russia, will show the guests bright performances, which from the very first seconds will allow all those present to plunge into the atmosphere of the Cossack holiday, to come into contact with the culture and traditions of the Cossacks. The official opening and closing ceremonies of the Festival will also take place here, as well as the awarding of the winners of creative and sports competitions that will be held as part of the festival. The host of the concert on the main stage will be the laureate of many Russian and international festivals, soloist of the Moscow Cossack Choir Artyom Limin-Kosyachev.

It will take place on a small stage creative competition in 4 categories:

The best authentic and ethnographic Cossack group;

Best folklore Cossack group;

Best folk stage group;

The best Cossack dance.

Collectives from more than 30 regions of Russia will take part in the competition. Spectators can expect all kinds of performances illustrating folk signs, proverbs, fairy tales and others folk traditions. In addition, everyone will be able to test their knowledge of Cossack history by participating in intellectual games of this site.

Guests of the Festival will be able to get acquainted with the history of the Cossacks, including the history of modern Russian military Cossack societies, at a specially prepared exhibition, including the screening of documentary and feature films, as well as a description of the exploits of the participating Cossacks Patriotic War 1812 and the Great Patriotic War.

At the Festival site, in the center of the built Cossack village, according to tradition, a camp temple will be installed, personifying the religious consciousness of the Cossacks, since Orthodox faith occupies a special place in the history and culture of the Cossacks, and is a solid basis for their special spirituality. At 13:30, the executive secretary of the Synodal Committee for Interaction with the Cossacks, Father Timofey (Chaikin), together with the military priest of the Central Cossack Army, Father Mark (Kravchenko), will conduct a ceremony of consecrating the marching iconostasis and a solemn prayer service.

A special area has been prepared for the youngest guests of the Festival, where fun, carefreeness and children's laughter will reign throughout the day. For kids there will be organized entertainment program with animators to whom parents can temporarily entrust their children. Young guests will watch domestic cartoons based on folk tales, and the most active ones will take part in interesting Cossack games.

Connoisseurs of horseback riding will get real pleasure this time. There will be a parade of teams participating in the “Cossack Equestrian Art Festival”, and then 5 groups of riders from different regions Russia. The ceremony of seeing off a Cossack to service will be shown to the guests by the Penza group of the Metelitsa equestrian club. There will also be exciting sports competitions in the following categories:

Demonstration performances;

Overcoming obstacles;

Free horse riding;

Weapon ownership.

All guests will be invited to take part in sports competitions, including Cossack ones. Everyone will be able to try their hand at, for example, knife throwing or archery. The winners of the competition will receive memorable souvenirs with the symbols of the Festival.

“Cossack Compound” will be remembered, first of all, for the exhibition of traditional Cossack kurens and craft buildings, which will allow Festival guests to feel like they are in a real village. Guests of the kurens will not only be shown dishes of Cossack cuisine followed by tasting, but will also share the secrets of their preparation. A special jury will examine the exhibition and determine the best smokehouses. The winners will receive awards at Main stage Festival.

At the Stanitsa fair, as always, many unique handicrafts and items of traditional Cossack life will be presented. Everyone will be able to purchase a souvenir as a keepsake. The fair will bring together producers of decorative and applied arts from 15 regions of Russia.

For the most curious and creative guests, master classes will be held on traditional folk crafts: saddlery, coin minting, wickerwork, pottery, making resin jewelry, carving and wood burning, knitting, etc. Self-made souvenirs as a part of the Cossack holiday are they can take it with them.

Opening hours of the Festival sites are from 11:00 to 20:00.

Grand opening ceremony - 14:00.

Consecration of the temple and prayer service - 13:30.

Awarding of competition winners - 19:30.

On September 15, 2018, the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve will host VIII International festival "Cossack village Moscow". This year, this big holiday will once again open its doors to all Muscovites and guests of the capital to introduce them to the unique culture and traditions that the spirit of the Cossacks preserves.

Amateur and professional creative groups, including honored and people's artists of Russia, will perform on the main stage of the festival. Guests of the festival will be able to plunge into the atmosphere of the Cossack holiday. Also on stage will be the combined choir of the First Cossack University and the winner of Cossack culture competitions vocal ensemble"Cossack village".

A creative competition in 4 categories will be held on the small stage:

The best authentic and ethnographic Cossack group;

Best folklore Cossack group;

Best folk stage group;

The best Cossack dance.

Collectives from more than thirty regions of Russia will take part in the competition. Spectators can expect all kinds of performances illustrating folk superstitions, proverbs, fairy tales and other folk traditions. In addition, everyone will be able to test their knowledge of Cossack history by participating in intellectual games.

Also on the small stage, numbers of student Cossack amateur performances of the First Cossack University will be performed.

Guests of the festival will be able to get acquainted with the history of the Cossacks, including the history of modern Russian military Cossack societies, at a specially prepared exhibition, including the screening of documentaries and feature films, as well as a description of the exploits of the Cossacks who participated in the Patriotic War of 1812 and the Great Patriotic War.

At the festival site, in the center of the built Cossack village, according to tradition, a camp temple will be installed, personifying the religious consciousness of the Cossacks.

Also on the festival grounds will be an exhibition of the First Cossack University “House of the Ataman” (Cossack kuren). The exposition will include a demonstration of Cossack cuisine, Cossack costume, Cossack crafts, fun and rituals, and a presentation of the system of continuous Cossack education.

As part of the festival, there will be a parade of teams participating in the “Cossack Equestrian Art Festival”. The ceremony of seeing off a Cossack to service will be shown to the guests by the Penza group of the Metelitsa equestrian club. There will also be exciting sports competitions in the following categories:

Demonstration performances;

Overcoming obstacles;

Free horse riding;

Weapon ownership.

Master classes on traditional folk crafts will be held for guests: saddlery, coin minting, wicker weaving, pottery, making resin jewelry, carving and wood burning, knitting, etc.

The festival is held with the support of the Moscow Government for the eighth time and is one of the largest events telling about the traditions and culture of the Cossacks.

The head of the Department will be the guests of honor of the festival national policy and interregional relations of the city of Moscow Vitaly Ivanovich Suchkov, Deputy Ataman of the Military Cossack Society "Central Cossack Army" for cultural and educational activities Dmitry Leonidovich Ivanov, Rector of the First Cossack University Valentina Nikolaevna Ivanova, Executive Secretary of the Synodal Committee for Interaction with the Cossacks Father Timofey Chaykin, President of the All-Russian public organization for the development of traditional military art “Federation of saber cutting “Kazarla” Nikolai Evgenievich Eremichev.

Opening hours of the festival sites: from 11:00 to 20:00.

Grand opening ceremony: 14:00

This year, the eighth festival took place on September 15. Guests of the holiday were representatives of 44 regions. City, regional and farm Cossack societies from the central and southern parts of Russia, as well as from Siberia, presented all the diversity of the way of life of the modern Cossacks. The festival is organized by the Department of National Policy and Interregional Relations of the city of Moscow together with the Presidential Council Russian Federation for Cossack Affairs and the military Cossack society "Central Cossack Army".

On the banks of the Moscow River, spectators and participants of the festival “Cossack Village of Moscow” find themselves in the cycle of traditions, customs, and everyday life, and feel the atmosphere of Cossack life. Uniting various shapes Cossack culture, the celebration reflects the history of Russia, thereby awakening feelings of patriotism and pride for their country in all those present.

“We are very grateful to the atamans of the registered Cossack troops for helping to organize such a wonderful holiday every time. This year there are 11 thematic venues at the festival. This is more than in previous years"“, said Vitaly Suchkov, head of the capital’s department of national policy and interregional relations.

Cossack culture is closely connected with Orthodoxy, which is the spiritual basis of the Cossacks. That is why it is important that during the festival a camp temple was presented at one of the sites. The executive secretary of the Synodal Committee for Interaction with the Cossacks, Priest Timofey Chaikin, together with the military priest of the Central Cossack Army, the rector of the Church of St. equal to book Vladimir at MPKU named after. Sholokhov priest Mark Kravchenko performed a prayer service for the beginning of every undertaking and consecrated the iconostasis for the camp church. Father Mark also took part in the Council of Atamans of the East Kazakhstan Central Military District, which took place before the start of the festival.

The Cossacks are unthinkable without songs. Professional creative groups, folk and honored artists of Russia performed at the festival. The First Cossack University named after Kirill Razumovsky presented its choir, whose performance was one of the most highlights holiday. The guests of the festival also enjoyed the horse show performances, which were attended by: the team of the Metelitsa equestrian club from Penza, the equestrian team of the Don Cossacks in Moscow, the military-historical riding group “Dovatortsy”, the team of the Voronezh Horse Riding Center and Military-patriotic equestrian club "Ermak". A total of more than 40 riders showed their skills.

A championship in kazarle, the art of wielding a saber, was taking place on a nearby site. Participants demonstrated cutting techniques in motion and in place. The targets were wicker rods and water bottles.

Guests of the holiday also had access to: an exhibition of traditional Cossack kurens and craft buildings demonstrating everyday life Cossacks; master classes on traditional Cossack crafts; "stanitsa fair"; “an interactive playground”, where everyone could get acquainted with the techniques of handling weapons, elements of equipment, and traditional Cossack games. Not without preparing and tasting dishes of the national cuisine of the Cossacks. Each festival participant was able to get to know the Cossacks better and discover something new in their rich culture.

On September 15, 2018, the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve hosted
VIII International Festival “Cossack Village Moscow”.

The event was organized by the Department of National Policy and Interregional Relations of the city of Moscow, the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for Cossack Affairs, the Military Cossack Society “Central Cossack Army” and the Synodal Committee for Interaction with the Cossacks.

On this day, representatives of the Russian Cossacks from 44 regions of Russia, as well as from the Republic of Belarus, arrived at Kolomenskoye Park, which is a record figure in the entire history of the event. Thus, for the first time, Cossack communities from Kaliningrad, North Ossetia, Primorsky and Kamchatka Territories came to the holiday.

In an atmosphere of joy, daring, and spiritual harmony, the Cossacks communicated with each other, demonstrated to the guests Cossack rituals, types of weapons of the registered Cossack troops, as well as sportsmanship in free horse riding, knife throwing, and archery. Of particular interest to the audience was the Cossack Equestrian Art Festival, organized for the first time, in which more than 40 riders from equestrian clubs of Penza, Voronezh, Moscow and the Moscow region took part. The equestrian tournament, which included mandatory authentic complex tricks and techniques, became one of the main events of the Cossack holiday.

In total, 11 thematic platforms were used at the event. Thus, guests of the holiday were able to get acquainted with a multimedia exhibition about the history of the Cossacks, modern Cossack societies in Russia and abroad. The village fair was full of handmade souvenirs, arts and crafts in the Cossack style, and culinary achievements. Guests and participants of the Festival were offered holiday cards, handicrafts in the form of, for example, house shoes made from dried and sheep's wool or children's dolls. National cuisine dishes were a great success.

The “Cossack Compound” site was remembered by the guests for the exhibition of traditional Cossack kurens and craft buildings, which clearly demonstrated the daily life of the Cossacks. According to the results of the competition between kurens, the kuren of the Kursk District Cossack Society was recognized as the best.

Professional craftsmen and animators worked at the “Children's Playground”, entertaining children with ancient Cossack games “Unravel the Circle” and “Running in Reverse,” and also taught them how to make dolls and paint gingerbread cookies. There were also master classes for adults: in the “Craft Town” anyone could learn wood carving, beadwork, cross stitch, knitting and other crafts under the guidance of experienced craftsmen.

And, of course, visitors to the event were pleased with the bright concert program on the Main Stage, which started at 11:00 and ended after 20:00 with a bright laser show. During the day, 77 creative groups performed at the Festival venues, including the State Academic Russian Folk Choir named after. M.E. Pyatnitsky, Moscow Cossack choir And State Ensemble dance "Cossacks of Russia".

A creative competition was held on the small stage, in which artists from different cities and regions of Russia took part. According to the results of the competition program, the Exemplary Ensemble became the 1st degree laureate in the nomination “Best folk stage Cossack group” folk dance"Spring" ( Krasnodar region). The Exemplary Ensemble became the 1st degree laureate in the nomination “Best folklore Cossack group”. folk song“Kvitok” (Krasnodar region, Kanevskaya village). The 1st degree laureate in the nomination “Best Authentic and Ethnographic Cossack Collective” was the team of the State Budgetary Educational Institution JSC “Astrakhan Regional Scientific and Methodological Center” folk culture"Ensemble of traditional songs of the Astrakhan Cossacks."

In addition, a memorable feature of the Festival this year was the performance of the combined choir of MSUTU. K.G. Razumovsky (First Cossack University), which was held for the first time as part of the event.

As part of the Festival, a camp temple was also consecrated, which was then donated to one of the departments of the registered Cossack army, which is one of the main traditions of the holiday. In 2018, the camp church in the form of a large tent with an installed iconostasis will be transferred to the Bryansk department of the Central Cossack Army. The rite of consecration of the temple, which was performed by the executive secretary of the Synodal Committee, Priest Timofey Chaikin and the military priest, Priest Mark Kravchenko, was preceded by a prayer service.

At 14:00 the grand opening of the Festival took place. The official ceremony was attended by the head of the Department of National Policy and Interregional Relations of the city of Moscow Vitaly Suchkov, assistant to the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President in the Northwestern Federal District Andrei Tsarkov, executive secretary of the Synodal Committee for Interaction with the Cossacks Priest Timofey Chaikin and deputy ataman of the East Kazakhstan region "Central Cossack Army" for cultural and educational activities Dmitry Ivanov.

Vitaly Suchkov warmly congratulated the Cossacks of Russia, participants and guests of the event and noted one of the main features of this year’s festival: “The difference between today’s festival is that representatives of 44 regions of our country came to us. “I would like to thank the leaders of these regions, military chieftains, and all those who took part in organizing this festival.” He also read out a greeting from the Deputy Mayor of Moscow in the Moscow Government, Alexander Gorbenko. “Cossack Village Moscow is not only a memorable cultural event with a completely unique atmosphere, but also a platform for communication between like-minded people, people who care about the fate of the Cossacks,” the greeting says.

Andrei Tsarkov announced a congratulatory text on the occasion of the Festival, sent from the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Northwestern Federal District, Chairman of the Council under the President of Russia for Cossack Affairs, Alexander Beglov. During the event, a greeting from the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Medinsky, was also announced.

Addressing the Festival participants, priest Timofey Chaikin noted: “My heart rejoices that the Cossacks are becoming stronger and stronger in the spirit of brotherly love. This means that the life of the Cossacks themselves becomes stronger, more moral, more elevated, and the entire people and our country become blessed and happy.”

Metropolitan Kirill of Stavropol and Nevinnomyssk, Chairman of the Synodal Committee for Interaction with the Cossacks, addressed the participants in a video message. His Eminence, in particular, emphasized: “We respect the achievements of the Russian Cossacks in the past, we are confident in the good future of the glorious Cossacks. I ask you to never forget about the Church and prayer. Only by protecting spiritual and moral traditions - faith, service, strong family, the Cossacks can become what they were several decades ago.”

The festival “Cossack Village Moscow” has become a highlight in cultural life capital, introduced the guests of the holiday to the unique and original spirit of the Cossacks, its carefully preserved traditions and soulful songs.

In total, this year's event was attended by about 85,000 people.

In Moscow, in Kolomenskoye, which has the status of a museum-reserve, the VII International Festival “Cossack Village Moscow” was held on Saturday, August 26, with great success. The location of the event was not chosen by chance - back in the middle of the 17th century, Cossacks served here as guards for Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich at his country residence.

Over the seven years of its existence, the festival has gained momentum and become truly international - this year the Cossacks at their forum welcomed guests not only from Belarus, Ukraine and Semirechye, they were also joined by representatives of Poland and Germany.

In general, the festival has become a unique meeting place for Cossacks from all corners of our vast country, the borders of which (as everyone knows) were expanded by the Cossack lance.

This perfectly organized event of national and international significance was attended by tens of thousands of people, despite the expected downpour that hit the festival field in the evening. Various events were organized for residents and guests of the capital: tasting dishes of traditional Cossack cuisine, selling various products made by the Cossacks and for the Cossacks, performances by the most famous Cossack folk groups and performers.

At the same time, within the framework of the festival, the next stage of the “Kazarla” saber cutting competition and the horse riding competition took place.

The festival was opened with a prayer service by Metropolitan Kirill of Stavropol and Nevinnomyssk, Chairman of the Synodal Committee for Interaction with the Cossacks.

But still, one place in the shopping arcade of the Stanichnaya Fair attracted Cossacks and festival guests more than anyone else - it was the tent of the Cossack Compound Trading House. The point was not so much in the goods presented by the partners of the Trading House (saddles, horse harnesses, whips, home smokehouses and cheese factories, new camouflage under the DMB brand), master classes, which were held right there, but in the fact that tents under No. 1, tribal Cossacks from various public organizations: Union of Cossacks of Russia, SKVRiZ, MCC, VBKV. They were bound by a strong friendship through joint service in various regions of our country, near and far abroad: Transnistria, Chechnya, Crimea, Novorossiya and... a new “hot” spot - Syria.

The military chaplain of the Central Military Commission, Priest Mark Kravchenko, blessed the activities of the Cossack Compound Trading House and noted the range of goods that are currently very relevant in the personal subsidiary plots of the Cossacks.

Of course, it cannot be said that the accordion was a serious competitor to the two stages of the festival (large and small), but after the official part of the festival, when the distinguished guests had already left, true lovers of the Cossack song (maybe not always decent) gathered here at the tent of the Trading House. who sang from the heart and even danced to the “Cossack lezginka”.

The event ended after dark. This forum once again proved that the unity of the modern Cossacks is quite possible, and those artificial barriers erected by officials are not a serious obstacle to communication and true friendship. Traditional Cossack values ​​will prevail over the foam that arose with the creation of the register, which did not give anything to the simple, tribal Cossacks.