training with religion. Local priests judge competitions in Cossack knife-fighting after blessing the participants with holy water. In another program, students dress up as Russian soldiers facing Napoleon’s army in 1812. Still other students reenact battles against the Germans in World War II.
11.1 That’s how they roll in Russia, where some 200,000 students between the ages of11to19hone their survival skills and learn a little history in free camps and after-school clubs under the Patriotic Education of Russian Citizens in2016-2020program/The Orthodox Warrior program combines combat(