The Ministry of physical culture, sports, tourism and work with youth of Moscow region jointly  with the administration of the rural settlement of Lyubuchanskoe from Chekhov municipal district of Moscow region within the frames of developing new tourist routes has held V International military and historical festival Battle at Molody.
Let us remind that the legendary battle at Molody took place from July 29 to August 2, 1572,  some 50 kilometers to the south from Moscow (at the territory of the present Chekhov District) when 30-thousand Russian army commanded by Prince Mikhail Vorotynsky has clashed with 120-thousand army of Crimean Khan Devlet Giray that included, besides Crimean troops, many mercenaries. Despite the multiple numerical superiority, Crimean army was put to flight.
The battle at Molody in which Russian troops fought not by number but by skills for its significance, according to historians, in the history of this country is quite comparable with the battles at Poltava, Borodino and other destiny-making battles.
The first celebration at the place of the battle at Molody took place in 2002, in time of its 430-th anniversary, when the chapel in memory of warriors died has been founded. The military and  historical festival is held since 2009. The project was not just once presented at various exhibitions and fairs of youth and event tourism in the nomination "historical reconstruction".
This year 27 military and historical clubs (in the past year - 22) from many cities of Russia (Rostov, Volgograd , Ufa, Cherepovets, Penza, Orel, Izhevsk , St. Petersburg, Chelyabinsk, Ryazan, Chekhov, Moscow), CIS and other countries (Ukraine, Belarus, Slovakia) took part in the festival. Despite the cold weather, the festival has attracted more than 6 million spectators.
The opening of the festival was attended by the minister of physical culture, sports, tourism and work with youth of Moscow region Oleg Zholobov, the acting head of the Chekhov district Sergei Yudin, head of the administration of the rural settlement of Lyubuchanskoe Olga Karpova.
"The main task of our military and historical festival, said Ms. Karpova, is not only to reward the memory of  the heroes of recently half-forgotten battle, but also to promote the tourist attraction,  awareness of our area among tourists. After all, the area is not merely the place of the battle at Molody, but Chekhov’s place Melikhovo, the estate of the family of Vasilchikovs Lopasnya - Zachatyevsk that is associated with the names of Pushkin, Lansky and Goncharov, the famous monastery of Ascension, the holy deserts of David with miraculous spring in the village of Talezh. Are there many places like in the region around Moscow?"