Eternal cognitive prooess, reviving history / day

« We rejoice in life and truly appreciate this time and place we live in, » confirms the History Reconstruction Club Exercitus Rigensis Manager Juris Nechayev. His confidence is also supported by the club members Rihards Munkevics and his wife Arita Rena.

Exercitus Rigensis (It is known as Riga’s troops) is an association of medieval history enthusiasts that focuses on exploring and reviving and reviving ancient customs, military culture and everyday life today. Club members regularly participate in festivals such as Sword and lemess, Ancient soldiers’ tournaments, filming history films and attending international historical theme events. They also actively work at the Live History and Culture Center Bandavaand Richard and Arita have opened a themed bar Fire Riga, A. Briana Street – it can be considered as a small ancient white culture island in the urban environment of Riga. It is a place where often guests are friends from Lithuania, a place where the boundaries between the two countries of the same nation disappear.

Were not just a whitish

Juris Nechayev joined the history of the history 20 years ago. It started in Latvia in the mid -1990s, in Western Europe even earlier. « I have always had an interest in history, about my roots. I have to say honestly – joining this movement, my understanding of Latvia’s history changed dramatically. In the past, I thought our ancestors were just a whitish without proper armaments and weapons.