Shows of State Honour Guards units

Moscow, Poklonnaya hill, September 2, 2006

For the first time within the framework of the Days of the City of Moscow shows of State Honour Guards took place on Poklonnaya hill on September 2, 2006. Shows were accompanied by famous military bands. This performance was organised with support from the Committee for Tourism of the Moscow City Government and the Guild of Purveyors to the Kremlin.

For the first time within the framework of the Days of the City of Moscow shows of State Honour Guards took place on Poklonnaya hill on September 2, 2006. Shows were accompanied by famous military bands. This performance was organised with support from the Committee for Tourism of the Moscow City Government and the Guild of Purveyors to the Kremlin.

Members of High Command and Military Attachés of embassies of European countries were honoured guests of the show. Performance was attended by Commander of the French Republican Guard Brigadier General Christian Poupeau, Deputy Attaché for police affairs of France Jean-François Tardy, Ambassador of Norway Mr. Oeyvind Nordsletten, Defense Attaché of Denmark Brigadier General Soeren Bo Bojesen, Defense Attaché of Germany Brigadier General Heinz Georg Wagner and others.

Over 50 000 spectators attended the show. Carrying out of such events as shows of State Honour Guards and demonstration of military skills was an important step in realisation of federal, regional and departmental programs aimed at popularisation of national symbols and ceremonials, civil and military-patriotic education of youth and increase in prestige of military service.

Shows of State Honour Guards on September 2006 were considered by organisers as a preparation phase of organisation of annual Military Music Festival in Moscow. International experience proves that Festivals of such a kind are extremely successful, they efficiently form public image of military units and attract tourists to the Festival venue. Annual Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo takes place near Edinburgh castle since the fifties, attracting recently a capacity crowd of 271 000 people annually, and was broadcast by various TV channels in more than 100 countries of the world.


Direction of the Festival

Festival's page on the Official site of the Guild of Purveyors to the Kremlin