By Viktoria Potonya: Scientists, historians and reenactors gathered in the Nemtsevich’s estate near Brest for the fourth time to recreate the events of the First World War, which went down in history as imperialist, involving the strongest European countries and their colonies.

Local historians claim that it was here, in Skoki, that the foundation of the Brest Peace Treaty was laid. During World War I, the Nemtsevich’s estate was home to the headquarters of German Eastern Front Commander-in-Chief Prince Leopold of Bavaria.

15 December, 1917 saw the signing of an armistice between Soviet Russia, Germany and its allies. All hostilities were suspended. After that, the First World War participants signed the Brest Peace Treaty.

Over 130 reenactors from Belarus, Ukraine and Russia have recreated the events of the last battles. The representatives of 20 military-historical clubs emphasise that all the ammunition and weapons, except bullets and grenades, are identical to those used by soldiers during the First World War.

There is still no generalised information about World War I victims. Military losses alone are estimated at about 10 million people.