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A list of songs about Joseph Stalin. Pages in category "Songs about Joseph Stalin" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
This particular song is about the "railway warfare" (in Russian called эшелонная война "echelon warfare" [1]) during the Battle for Tsaritsyn of 1918 (between 1925 and 1961, Tsaritsyn was known as Stalingrad and since 1962 as Volgograd), where (according to official Soviet historiography) Voroshilov and Joseph Stalin became ...
Sergei Prokofiev, one of the major composers of the 20th century. Classical music of the Soviet Union developed from the music of the Russian Empire.It gradually evolved from the experiments of the revolutionary era, such as orchestras with no conductors, towards classicism favored under Joseph Stalin's office.
Stalin thought the song should be short, and that it should invoke the Red Army's impending victory over the forces of Germany on the Eastern Front. The poets Sergey Mikhalkov and Gabriyel' Arkadyevich Ureklyan were chosen by Stalin's staffers, called to Moscow , and given the task of writing lyrics that referenced not only the Great Patriotic ...
Joseph Stalin. He hears all, sees all, How the people live, How the people live and work. He rewards everyone For their hard work. He invites them To see him in Moscow. He welcomes them kindly, He talks with them merrily, kindly, oh! He hears all, sees all, How the people live, How the people live and work. He rewards everyone For their hard work.
"Stalin Wasn't Stallin' (A Modern Spiritual)" was a song written in 1943 by Willie Johnson and originally recorded by the a cappella gospel group the Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet (of which Johnson was a member) in 1943. Robert Wyatt recorded a cover of the song in 1980.
"Cult of Personality" is a song by American rock band Living Colour, featured as the opening track and second single from their debut studio album Vivid (1988). The song was released in 1988, and reached No. 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 9 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart.
The song gained immediate popularity. A full three-stanza recording was published in 1937. In 1939, the opening chorus notes played on vibraphone became the official call sign of Soviet radio. Later on, however, during the period of de-Stalinization, the third stanza was dropped due to its mention of Joseph Stalin.