Re-enacting history a popular pastime in Russia

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Dressed in costume, a member of a historical club performs a reenactment of the victory of Prince Alexander Nevsky over Teutonic knights in 1242. Photos: AFP

Surrounded by dozens of men in chainmail and helmets playing dead in a field, an impersonator of mediaeval Russian prince Alexander Nevsky raises his sword and roars.

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