cient ▁Russian ▁ep ic ▁The ▁L ay ▁of ▁Ig or ' s ▁Host , ▁which ▁rec ount s ▁the ▁campaign ▁of ▁Rus ▁prince ▁Ig or ▁S vy atos lav ich ▁against ▁the ▁inv ading ▁C uman ▁(" Pol ov ts ian ") ▁tribes ▁in ▁ 1 1 8 5 . ▁ ▁Historical ▁re en act ment ▁ ▁Historical ▁re en act ment ▁is ▁an ▁educational ▁or ▁entertain ment ▁activity ▁in ▁which ▁people ▁follow ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁re create ▁aspects ▁of ▁a ▁historical ▁event ▁or ▁period . ▁This ▁may ▁be ▁as ▁narrow ▁as ▁a ▁specific ▁moment ▁from ▁a ▁battle , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁re en act ment ▁of ▁Pick ett ' s ▁Char ge ▁presented ▁during ▁the ▁Great ▁Re union ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁or ▁as ▁broad ▁as ▁an ▁entire ▁period , ▁such ▁as ▁Reg ency ▁re en act ment ▁or ▁The ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁Berlin ▁Project . ▁ ▁Theory ▁and ▁criticism ▁The ▁Marx ist ▁literary ▁critic , ▁ess ay ist , ▁and ▁social ▁the or ist ▁Gy ör gy ▁L uk á cs ▁wrote ▁extens ively ▁on ▁the ▁a est h etic ▁and ▁political ▁significance ▁of ▁the ▁historical ▁novel . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 ' s ▁Der ▁histor ische ▁Roman , ▁published ▁originally ▁in ▁Russian , ▁L uk á cs ▁developed ▁critical ▁read ings ▁of ▁several ▁historical ▁nov els ▁by ▁various ▁authors , ▁including ▁Gott fried ▁K eller , ▁Charles ▁Dick ens , ▁and ▁Gust ave ▁F la ub ert . ▁He ▁interpre ts ▁the