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600th Anniversary of the Grunwald BattleA joint march to the Grunwald (Dubrouna) battleground is being planned to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the 1410 victory over the Teutonic Order. The victory by the combined forces of the Grand Duchy of Litva and Poland stopped the eastward push of the then mighty Teutonic Order.Deputies of Lithuania’s parliament invited members of the Belarus’ civic society to stage this historic event together on July 18, 2010. The invitation was readily accepted and an organizational committee was formed in Minsk under the leadership of Prof. Anatol Hrytskevich, a historian, with artist Mikola Kupava, known for his historical depictions as his deputy. The march will start in the Belarusian city of Horadnia (Hrodna), the very place from which Litva’s forces began their march to Grunwald six centuries ago. The site of the battle was then in Prussia, and is now near the Polish town of Olsztynek. The joint march will include representatives of ancient Belarusian towns and cities that in 1410 sent over forty units of their knights under their distinctive banners to fight in the Grunwald battle: The following cities, each under its historical banner, expect to be represented: Vorsha, Byerastsye (now called Brest), Vaukavysk, Vilnya, Vitsyebsk, Horadnya, Lida, Myedniki, Myensk (now called Minsk), Mstsislau, Navahradak, Pinsk, Polatsak, Smalyensk, Staradub. About 200 members of Belarusian Knights’ clubs will take part in the reconstruction of the battle itself, due to take place on July 17, 2010. Musical accompaniment will be provided by Belarusian medieval music bands. The observance of the 600th anniversary will include a round-table conference with the participation of well-known historians, as well as a commemorative meeting in the Minsk cafe ”Grunwald,” and an exhibition of thematic works by Belarusian artists on July 15, 2010. This article appeared in Belarusian Review, Vol. 22, No. 2 --------------------------------------------- Copyright 2010 Belarusian Review All rights reserved. belarusianreview@hotmailcom
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