THE SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “WAR AND WEAPON. THE NEW RESEARCH AND MATERIALS” (SANKT-PETERSBURG, MAY 13-15, 2015, RUSSIA)

Abstract

The conference was devoted to the seventieth anniversary of the Great Patriotic War. At the opening ceremony the report was made by the Major-General, veteran of the Great Patriotic War. The department of culture of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation sent the greeting to participants of the conference. The Conference included the several thematic sections, devoted to the military history and study of weapons. The reports at the sections were made by the military historians and archaeologists, museum workers, professors of universities and scientists from the different cities of Russia, Azerbaijan, and Poland. A series of reports presented the objects of armament from archaeological excavations and museum collections, the images of warriors and military attributes. Some reports considered the peculiarities of armament and military science of the Russian warriors in the era of the Late Middle Ages and Modern period. Consideration was given to the peculiarities of development of weapons in the several countries of the East. The conference demonstrated the considerable interest to military history among the Russian scientists.