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 lifestyle of modern Cossacks. The festival was organized by the Department of National Policy and Interregional Relations of the City of Moscow, together with the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for the Cossacks and the Cossack Cossack Society "Central Cossack Army".

On the shores of the Moscow-River, the spectators and participants of the festival "Cossack Stanitsa Moscow" fall into the cycle of traditions, customs, life, feel the atmosphere of the Cossack life. Combining various forms of culture of the Cossacks, the celebration reflects the history of Russia, thereby awakens the feelings of patriotism and pride in all those present.

"We are very grateful to the Atamans of the Registrar's Cossack troops, that they help every time to arrange such a wonderful holiday. This year there are 11 thematic sites at the festival. It is more than in past years. "- said the head of the metropolitan department of national policies and interregional ties Vitaly Suchkov.

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 hiking temple was presented at one of the sites. Responsive Secretary of the Synodal Committee on Interaction with the Cossacks of Ieria Timofey Chaykin, together with the military priest of the Central Cossack troops, the abbot of the temple of St. Equal kn. Vladimir when MPCI them. Sholokhova Jerey Mark Kravchenko made a prayer at the beginning of all things and sanctified the iconostasis for a hiking temple. Father Mark also took part in the council of Atamans of the East Kazakhstan region, which took place before the festival.

Cossacks are unthinkable without songs. At the festival, professional creative teams, folk and honored artists of Russia were performed. The first Cyril Reumbovsky University of Cyril Razumovsky, whose speech was one of the brightest moments of the holiday. The guests of the festival and demonstration speeches on horseback took place, they took part: the team of the meteli's equestrian club from Penza, the equestrian team of the Don Cossacks in Moscow, the group of military historical riding "Dovatorsov", the team of the center of Dzhagitovka Voronezh and Military patriotic horse club "Ermak". More than 40 riders have shown their skills.

The championship of the barrel was held on the next site - the art of owning a checker. Participants showed receptions of rings in motion and in place. The targets served groove rods and bottles with water.

Guests of the holiday were also available: an exhibition of traditional Cossack Kurents and craft structures demonstrating the daily life of the Cossacks; Master classes according to traditional Cossack fishery; "Stanny Fair"; "An interactive playground", where everyone could get acquainted with the admission of weapons, elements of equipment, traditional Cossack games. There was no and without cooking and tasting dishes of national cuisine of the Cossacks. Each festival participant was closer to get acquainted with the Cossacks and discover something new in his rich culture.

In Moscow in Kolomna, which has the status of the Museum-Reserve, with great success on Saturday, August 26, the VII International Festival "Cossack Stanitsa Moscow" passed. The venue was chosen yet, it was still not by chance - in the middle of the XVII century, the Cossacks were carried out here by the service of the state protection of the sovereign Alexei Mikhailovich in his suburban residence.

For seven years of its existence, the festival scored "turns", became truly international - this year the Cossacks at their forum met guests not only from Belarus, Ukraine and Semirchya, representatives of Poland and Germany added to them.

In general, the festival became a unique place of meeting the Cossacks from all over the corners of our immense country, whose boundaries (as everyone knows) was expanded to be the Cossack peak.

This is a perfectly organized event of All-Russian and international importance, tens of thousands of people visited, despite the expected shower, which fell as a wall at the festival field in the evening. Different stocks were organized for residents and guests of the capital: tasting dishes of traditional Cossack cuisine, the sale of various products made by the Cossacks and for Cossacks, the speeches of the most famous Cossack folk groups and performers.

At the same time, in the framework of the festival, the next stage of the competition was held on the head of the "Kazarem" chacher, and the competition in Djigitovka.

The festival opened the Metroat Metroat Stavropol and Nevinnomyssky Kirill, Chairman of the Synodal Committee on Interaction with Cossacks.

But still one place in the trading orders of the "Stanny Fair" attracted the Cossacks and the guests of the festival most of all - it was the tent of the trading house "Cossack farm". The case was not even so much in the product submitted by the partners of the trading house (saddle, horse harness, Nagaiki, homemade smokers and damp, the new camouflage under the brand "DBM"), master classes, which were immediately conducted as in the fact that Tents under No. 1, generic Cossacks were gathered from various public organizations: the Union of Cossacks of Russia, Schlumber, MCC, VBKV. They were connected with strong friendship in the joint service in various regions of our country, near and far abroad: Transnistria, Chechnya, Crimea, Novorossia and ... a new "hot" point - Syria.

The military priest of the Central Committee of the CCV, Mark Kravchenko, blessed the activities of the Kazachey Pozwadov, and noted the range of goods, very relevant at present in personal subsidiary farms of the Cossacks.

Of course, it cannot be said that the harmonica was a serious competition of two scenic sites of the festival (big and small), but after the official part of the festival, when the highest guests were already reversible, here the true lovers of the Cossack songs were gathered here (maybe even not always decent) who sang from the soul and even danced under the "Cossack Lezginka".

The event has ended. This forum once again proved that the unity of modern Cossacks is quite possible, and those artificial barriers erected by officials are not a serious obstacle in communicating and true friendship. Traditional Cossack values \u200b\u200bwill take the top over the foam that has arisen with the creation of a registry that is simple, the generic Cossacks did not give anything.

September 15, 2018 in the Museum-Reserve "Kolomenskoye" took place
VIII International Festival "Cossack Stanitsa Moscow".

The event was organized by the State Department of National Policy and Interregional Relations of the City of Moscow, Council under the President of the Russian Federation for Cossacks, the military Cossack Society "Central Cossack Army" and the Synodal Committee on Interaction with Cossacks.

On this day, representatives of Russian Cossacks from 44 regions of Russia, as well as from the Republic of Belarus, were arrived in the park "Kolomenskoye", as well as from the Republic of Belarus, which is a record indicator in the entire history of the event. So, for the first time for the holiday, Cossack Societies from Kaliningrad, North Ossetia, Primorsky and Kamchatka Territory arrived.

In the atmosphere of joy, delete, spiritual harmony of the Cossacks communicated with each other, demonstrated the guests of Cossack rites, weapons of weapons of the registrant Cossack troops, as well as sports skills in free djigitovka, throwing the knives, archery. The special interest of the audience was caused by an organized for the first time the festival of equestrian art of the Cossacks, in which more than 40 riders from the equestrian sports clubs Penza, Voronezh, Moscow and the Moscow region took part. An equestrian tournament, which included compulsory authentic complex tricks and techniques, became one of the main events of the Cossack holiday.

In total, 11 thematic sites were involved at the event. Thus, guests of the holiday were able to get acquainted with the multimedia exposition on the history of the Cossacks, modern Cossack societies in Russia and abroad. The Static Fair was full of handmade souvenirs, articles of decorative and applied art in the Cossack style, cookery achievements. Guests and participants of the festival were offered holiday greeting cards, craft crafts in the form, such as home shoes from dried and sheep wool or children's dolls. A great success had a dish of national cuisine.

The Cossack Pozworz site was remembered by the guests of the exhibition of traditional Cossack Kurents and craft structures, which visually demonstrated the daily life of the Cossacks. Following the competition between Kuressi, Kursk District Cossack Society was recognized between Kuressi.

At the "Children's playground", professional masters and animators worked, which entertained children by the old Cossack games "Unravel the circle" and "Running on the contrary", and also taught them to make dolls and paint the gingerbread. Work classes and adults worked: in the "craft town", anyone could learn the wood thread, beading, embroidery with a cross, knitting and other crafts under the guidance of experienced masters.

And, of course, visitors to the event pleased a bright concert program on the main scene, which started at 11:00 and ended after 20:00 a bright laser show. During the day, 77 creative teams performed at the festival sites, including the State Academic Russian People's Choir. M.E. Pyatyatsky, Moscow Cossack Choir and the State Dance Ensemble "Cossacks of Russia".

A creative competition was held on a small scene, in which artists from different cities and regions of Russia took part. According to the results of the competitive program, the Laureate of the I degree in the nomination "The Best People's Scenic Cossack team" was the exemplary ensemble of the Pealnok (Krasnodar Territory). The laureate of the I degree in the nomination "The Best Folk Cossack Team" was an exemplary ensemble of the People's Song "Kuitok" (Krasnodar Territory, Stanitsa Kanevskaya). The Laureate of the I degree in the nomination "The best authentic and ethnographic Cossack team" was the team of GBUK JSC "Astrakhan Regional Scientific and Methodical Center for People's Culture" Ensemble of the traditional song of Astrakhan Cossacks. "

In addition, a memorable feature of the festival this year was the performance of the consolidated Choir Mgut. K.G.Razumovsky (First Cossack University), first of the event in the event.

The festival also passed the consecration of the hiking church, transmitted then as a gift to one of the departments of the Registry Cossack troops, which is one of the main traditions of the holiday. In 2018, the hiking church in the form of a large tent with the established iconostasis will be transferred to the Bryansk department of the Central Cossack troops. The binding of the temple, who made the responsible secretary of the Synodal Committee, Ieria Timofey Chaykin and the military priest, Ieria Mark Kravchenko, was preceded by a vibrant prayer.

At 14:00 a solemn 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 Plenipotentiary Representative of the President in the North-West Federal District Andrei Tsarkov, responsible secretary of the Synodal Committee on Interaction with the Cossacks of the Cossacks, Timofey Chaequin and Deputy Ataman Economy "Central Cossack Army" According to cultural and educational activities, Dmitry Ivanov.

Vitaly Suchkov cordially congratulated the Cossacks of Russia, participants and guests of the event and noted one of the main features of the holiday this year: "The difference between today's festival is that representatives of 44 regions of our country arrived. I would like to thank the leaders of these regions, military atamans, all those who participated in the organization of this festival. " He also read a greeting of the Deputy Mayor of Moscow in the Government of Moscow Alexander Gorbenko. "Cossack Stanitsa Moscow" is not only a memorable cultural event with a completely unique atmosphere, but also a platform for communication like-minded people, who are not indifferent to the fate of the Cossacks, "says in greeting.

Andrei Tsarkov announced a congratulatory text on the occasion of the festival, directed from the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the North-West Federal District, Chairman of the Council under the President of Russia for the Cossacks of Alexander Bulkov. Within the framework of the event, a greeting of the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Vladimir Medinsky was announced.

Turning to the participants of the festival, the priest Timofey Chaykin noted: "The heart rejoices from the fact that the Cossacks becomes stronger and tighter by the spirit of brother-in-law. It means that the life of the Cossacks themselves becomes stronger, moral, sublime, and all the people and our country are blessed and happy. "

Metropolitan Stavropol and Nevinnomyssky Kirill, Chairman of the Synodal Committee on interaction with the Cossacks, spoke to the participants in the video. His Eminence, in particular, emphasized: "We respect the achievements of Russian Cossacks in the past, we are confident in the good future of the glorious Cossacks. I ask you never to forget about the church, about prayer. Only protecting spiritual and moral traditions - faith, ministry, strong family, Cossacks can be how it was several decades ago. "

The festival "Cossack Stanitsa Moscow" became a bright event in the cultural life of the capital, introduced the guests of the holiday with the unique and distinctive spirit of the Cossacks, his carefully stored traditions and soulful songs.

In total, about 85,000 people visited the event this year.

September 15, 2018 at the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve, within the framework of the VIII International Festival "Cossack Stanitsa Moscow", will be held for the first time, the "Equestrian Art Cossack Festival" will be held. Spectators will see the demonstration performances of the riders and the demonstration of the art of Djigitovka, will get acquainted with the historical traditions and military culture of the Cossacks.

The festival was organized by the Department of National Policy and Interregional Relations of the City of Moscow, together with the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for the Cossacks and the Cossack Cossack Society "Central Cossack Army".

The event will be attended by representatives of five equestrian clubs from different regions of Russia: the team of the equestrian club "Metelitsa" of Penza; Equestrian team of ectery of the Don Cossacks in the city of Moscow; Group of military-historical riding "Dovatorsov", Moscow region; Team of the center of Djigitovka Voronezh and the Voronezh region; Military patriotic horse club "Ermak", the city of Krasnosavodsk Sergiev-Posad district of the Moscow region. More than 40 riders will be shown their skills.

Everyone will be able to get acquainted with such equestrian disciplines such as "free djigitovka", "possession of weapons", "overcoming obstacles". Speeches will be held in the form of a tournament, which will take part in a pair of riders from different teams of equestrian clubs.

As part of the Competition "Free Djigitovka", viewers will be able to observe the stunts of 4 degrees of complexity, ranging from a simple rack on the stirrups, ending with the shoulder-headed head down, and also see the beautiful and most complex tricks of riders, such as: scissors, reverse drawing, circus (round ) The turntable, prolaze under the stomach horse, the Ural push and many others.

Competitions will be held in personal-command format and will also include the theatrical program "Representation of teams", which takes place in the form of an indicative performance of each team and is intended to demonstrate the achieved technical, creative and artistic level. In the indicative program, it will be possible to observe the maximum number of the most complex and spectacular exercises, techniques, tricks, where the mandatory components are the sections "Holding weapons" and "Free Djigitovka". Additional sections will be "dresser", "extreme tricks", "hiking block".

In the final of the Cossack Festival of Cossacks Festival, a set of awards in the Personal and Command Championship will be played, and at the central stage of the festival "Cossack Stanitsa Moscow" will be held a solemn awarding of winners and participants in the competition.

The head of the referee boarding board of the festival will perform Golovatyuk Vladimir Anatolyevich, the organizer of Djigitovka as the sports discipline of equestrian sports in Russia, a member of the Audit Commission of the Equestrian Sports Federation, a member of the Bureau of the Equestrian Sports Federation of the Moscow Region, the coach of the highest category of equestrian sports.

"Djigitovka for the Cossacks is the usual, priming occupation. It is in the Cossack culture that horse ride was built into the rank of art. We invite everyone to come to the "Cossack Stanitsa" and watch the dizzying tricks performed by the masters of Djigitovka, "the head of the Department of National Policy and Interregional Relations of the city of Moscow Vitaly Suchkov said.

On September 15, 2018, the VIII International Festival "Cossack Stanitsa Moscow" will be held at the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve. This year, this big holiday will reiterate its doors for all Muscovites and guests of the capital to introduce them with a unique culture and traditions that the mind keeps the spirit of the Cossacks.

At the main scene of the festival, amateur and professional creative teams will perform, including the well-deserved and folk artists of Russia. Guests of the festival will be able to plunge into the atmosphere of the Cossack holiday. Also on the stage will perform a sum of the first Cossack University and the winner of the Cossack Cultural Culture contests vocal ensemble "Cossack Stanitsa".

A creative contest in 4 nominations will be held on a small scene:

The best authentic and ethnographic Cossack team;

Best folklore Cossack team;

Best People's Scenic Collective;

Best Cossack Dance.

The competition will be attended by collectives from more than thirty regions of Russia. Spectators expect all sorts of productions illustrating folk signs, proverbs, fairy tales and other folk traditions. In addition, everyone will be able to test themselves on the knowledge of the Cossack history, while participating in intellectual games.

Also on a small scene will be performed by the number of the Cossack Amateurs of the first Cossack University.

With the history of the Cossacks, including the history of modern Russian military Cossack societies, guests of the festival will be able to get acquainted on a specially prepared exposition, including the display of documentary and artistic films, as well as a description of the feats of the Cossacks of the Patriotic War of 1812 and the Great Patriotic War.

At the site of the festival, in the center of the built-in Cossack Stitza, the tradition will be established by the campaign temple, personifying the religious consciousness of the Cossacks.

Also on the territory of the festival will be presented the exposition of the first Cossack University "House of Ataman" (Cossack smoking). The exhibition will undergo a demonstration of the Cossack cuisine, the Cossack costume, the Cossack craft, fun and rituals, the presentation of the system of continuous Cossack education.

Within the framework of the festival, the parade of the participating teams "festival of equestrian art of the Cossacks" will be held. The ceremonial ceremony of the Cossacks to the service will show the Penza Group of Equelitsa's Contribution Club. Coming and exciting sports in the following nominations:

Demonstration performances;

Overcoming obstacles;

Free djigitovka;

Weapon possession.

For guests will be held master classes according to traditional folk crafts: a shore craft, coin chasing, a slurrelection, a pottery, the manufacture of decorations of resin, thread and burning on wood, knitting, etc.

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

Honorary guests of the festival will be the head of the Department of National Policy and Interregional Relations of the City of Moscow Vitaly Ivanovich Kuchkov, Deputy Ataman of the Forces Cossack Society "Central Cossack Army" on Cultural and Educational Activities Dmitry Leonidovich Ivanov,rector of the first Cossack University Valentina Nikolaevna Ivanova, Responsible secretary of the Synodal Committee on Interaction with Cossacks Father Timofey Chaykin, President of the All-Russian Public Organization for the Development of Traditional Military Arts "FEDERATION RUBTING SHARE" CASURAL " Nikolai Evgenievich Eremichev.

Work time of the festival: from 11:00 to 20:00.

Solemn opening ceremony:14:00