Men dressed as 1812-era Russian and French soldiers re-enact a staged battle near the Belarus village of Bryli, about 115 kilometers (70 miles) east of the capital, Minsk, Sunday, November 26, 2017, to mark the 205th anniversary of the Berezina battle during Napoleon's army retreat from Russia. The retreat across the Berezina of the remnants of Napoleon's Grand Army, which invaded Russia June 24, 1812, took place from Nov. 26 to Nov. 29, 1812. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)
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