“Москва – Пекин“ - Sino–Soviet Friendship Song (Moscow – Beijing)

Noticed some of the lyrics I found online didn’t match with what the singer was saying, so I used my limited Russian knowledge to make corrections. Please report any errors in the comments. “Москва - Пекин“/“Moskva - Pekin“ (Moscow - Beijing) is a 1949 Sino-Soviet friendship song written by Mikhail Vershinin, with music by Vano Muradeli. It was composed when Mao Zedong, the leader of the new socialist China, visited the Soviet Union to celebrate the 70th birthday of Soviet leader Josef Stalin. At that point, the two nations were still close allies and both adhered to Marxism-Leninism. However, in 1956, Nikita Khrushchev, the leader after Stalin, completely dismissed and renounced Stalin. This led to the lyrics of the song being changed from “Сталин и Мао слушают нас“ (Stalin and Mao listen to us) to “Дружба во веки в сердце у нас“ (There is forever friendship in our hearts). This event also caused Mao to break ideologically with the Soviet Union, leading to m