Re-enactment group "Shatun" was founded in October, 2004.
Several previous years it existed as an idea, private community of friends,
who wanted to occupy themselves with favourite affair - history,
combining it with pleasure. In 2005 these people finally gathered together,
reflected on this and declared officially about the creating of
the club of military history "Shatun".

Group Symbols - the claw of a bear and the angry awaken bear,
standing on hind legs - shatun - symbolize the power of sacred russian beast,
sleeping till time in every of us.

Interests of our members are broad:
- reconstruction and modeling of Russian/Varangian squad, culture, armour,
equipment of IX-XI centuries.;
- reconstructing and modeling of armour and everyday environment for Russia
and Great Steppe of XIII, XV centuries.;
- military culture of Don and Ukranian Cossacks in XVI century;

Members of Shatun produce goods of material culture:
- leather and fur clothing, bags, wallets, objects of everyday life and martial equipment;
- reconstruction of real battle weapons: knives, swords, spears and lances,
bear-spears, halberds, shields, etc.;
- forging pile equipment - tripods, spits, pokers; elements of armour and weapon;
- authentic historic clothings, braids, adornments, embroideries;
You can see all details here - in a "Workshop".

Policy of Shatun:
We do not aim to get the better of somebody, boasting with achievements,
dazzling by ambitions. We simply take part in what our hearts and arms adore..
We are always open for any kind of fruitful collaboration, mutually beneficial
exchange and productive relations.

"Shatun" permanently takes part in city festivals and actions, visits international
medieval events some times a year. From the beginning "Shatun" became the resident
of such large festivals of middle ages culture as "Kulikovo Pole", "Rusborg",
"Wolin Jomsborg-Vineta"...

We have fantastic people and beautiful future!