Славься, День Победы! - Glory to Victory Day! (Soviet Children’s Song)

A Soviet children’s song celebrating Victory Day, the anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War. Sung in Russian, the song was created in collaboration between a Ukrainian composer and writer, as well as performed by a Ukrainian children’s choir. The song is still used in modern Russia in a limited capacity, however with altered lyrics which remove references to the Soviet Union. Performer: “Rainbow“ Ensemble of the Ukrainian SSR (Ансамбль «Радуга» Украинская ССР) Year recorded: 1980 Composer: Arkady Filippenko (Аркадій Филипенко) Lyricist: Tatiana Volgina (Тетяна Волгіна) Source: VKontakte Image: Soviet poster “The Pioneer Remembers Those Who Gave their Lives in the Fight for Freedom and Progress in the Soviet Motherland.“ (Пионер чтит память тех, кто отдал свою жизнь в борьбе за свободу и процветание Советской Родины.), Aleksey Lavrov (Алексей Лавров), 1959.