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In Pictures, Russian Rock Festival Shows Country's Growing Militarism

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TVER OBLAST, Russia — Dubbed the "Russian Woodstock," Nashestvie is a Russian rock-music festival that draws hundreds of thousands of locals to Tver Oblast, a region more than 150 kilometers northwest of Moscow.


Founded in 1999, the festival has featured military displays over the years, but they were usually limited to performances by the Russian Knights, the Russian Air Force's aerobatic display team. This year, however, the Russian military's presence expanded significantly at Nashestvie.



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