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We will post reports or single pictures from all events we did or will take part in, so this page is going to be updated from time to time. You may want to visit us again to check updates.

300 anniversary of the Battle of Poltava and of St.Sampson Cathedral in St.Petersburg.
Part 4. After the battle.
11 July 2009
300 anniversary of the Battle of Poltava and of St.Sampson Cathedral in St.Petersburg.
Part 3. Battle reenactment.
11 July 2009
300 anniversary of the Battle of Poltava and of St.Sampson Cathedral in St.Petersburg.
Part 2. At Peter&Paul Fortress.
11 July 2009
300 anniversary of the Battle of Poltava and of St.Sampson Cathedral in St.Petersburg.
Part 1. At St.Sampson's
10 July 2009
Истра, 2009"Manoeuvres with Streltsy". Istra, Moscow region.
25 April 2009.
Преображенцы в зимнем походеHistorical trekking
8-9 January 2009.
Narva in November 2008Narva  in "November 1700"
21-23 November 2008
Kexholm (Priozersk, Russia)
4 - 5 October 2008
Narva, Estonia
8-10 August 2008
Oudenaarde, Belgium
11-13 July 2008
Petrozavodsk, Russia
28-29 June 2008
Poltava, Ukraine
30 May - 01 June 2008
Kexholm, 29-30 September 2007
Narva. The 4th Great Northern War festival.
10-12 August 2007
18th C. societies' rendevouz in Lovisa, Finnland
29 June - 01 July 2007
Big opening of the season: visit to fortress Oreshek and the Day of the City St. Petersburg
26-27 May 2007
Kexholm, 23-24 September 2006
Narva, 11-13 August 2006. The 3rd Great Northern War festival.
Hisorial camp and tactical manuevres in woods near Vyborg.
June 10 - 12, 2006.
Preobrazhensky Guards in an early 18th Century Palace of Prince Menshikov. St.Petersburg, May 22, 2006.
Early 18th C. groups of Russia open season with drill session at a multi-period event in St.Petersburg, May 20-21, 2006.
Kexholm, 15 - 16 October 2005. Week-end in another fortress of Russian North-West, that saw action in 1710.

Film about Peter the Great, September 11, 2005.
+ Winter scenes, February 19, 2006.

Narva, 12-14 August 2005 г. 2nd GNW festival in period fortress.

Week of 18th Century, 22 - 24 July 2005.
Norrtalje, Sweden.
Onboard frigate Shtandart, 27th May 2005.
302nd Anniversary of St.Petersburg, Russia.
Fortress Oreshek, May 15, 2005. Festival of GNW groups - training and battle reenactment.
Fortress Oreshek (aka Noteburg, Schusselburg), Russia. October 30, 2004. Visit to a fortress in the days of 302 anniversary of of its siege and capture. See photo-report.
Narva, Estonia. August 13-15, 2004. Living history camp in the yard of Narva castle and battle re-enactment beneath fortress walls! See the report and photos: Camp, Training, Deserter, Battle, Conclusion.
Kronstadt, Russia. May 22, 2004.
We visited this small town on the island in the Baltic Sea to take part in 300-anniversary celebrations. Met another GNW unit there. See photos.
Narva, Estonia. November 22-23, 2003. 
Commemoration of the 303th anniversary of battle of Narva (1700). It was first and unfortunate battle for the new Peter's army, but still it was the day of glory for the Guards. 
See lots of photos in our report.
Lomonosov, Russia. June 12, 2003. 
Our unit performed in front of mid-18th century palace of Oranienbaum. 
See photos (page in Russian).
St.Petersburg, May 27, 2003. 
Frigate "Standart" - replica of c.1703 warship. We participated in a re-enactment of a naval fight with boarding the ship.
See our extensive photo-report
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фото-отчет о мероприятии. St.Petersburg, May 24, 2003. 
Our first public event, dedicated to the 300 anniversary of taking fortress Nienschantz.
See photo-report. (page in Russian)

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Living History Unit "Preobrazhensky Life Guards" (с) 2003