“March of the Markovsky Regiment“ — English subs and translation

White Movement (Russian Civil War), circa 1919 Donate & Support: The march of the “colour” Markovsky (1st Officer) regiment of the Volunteer Army - one of the most famous regiments of the White Guard. “Markovites“ (markovtsy) enjoyed the fame of the most restrained and cold-blooded warriors of the White Movement. The colours of their uniforms were black and white. Black colour meant mourning for the death of Russia, and white - the hope of its resurrection. As a battle banner, they used a black flag with a white St. Andrew’s cross. The song refers to the following events from the history of the so-called Ice March of the Volunteer Army: The battle for the Cossack village of Novodmitrijevskaja (March 28-29, 1918), when a thousand White Guards under the command of Markov, in a blizzard, forded across the river and seized the village defended by a three-thousand-strong Red detachment. The battle at Medvedovskaja (April 2–3, 191