Katyusha (song)
Overview
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
wartime song about a girl longing for her beloved, who is away on military service. The music was composed in 1938 by Matvei Blanter and the lyrics were written by Mikhail Isakovsky
Mikhail Isakovsky
Mikhail Vasil'evich Isakovsky was a Russian poet, a laureate of 2 USSR State Prizes , a Hero of Socialist Labor...
. It was first performed by Valentina Batishcheva in the Column Hall of Moscow's House of the Unions
House of the Unions
The House of the Unions or called "Palace of Unions" is the historical building in Moscow, Russia. It is situated on the corner of Bolshyaya Dmitrovka and Okhotny Ryad streets.-Origins:...
. Later it was performed by Lidiya Ruslanova
Lidiya Ruslanova
Lidia Andreyevna Ruslanova was one of the greatest and best-loved performers of Russian folk songs.-Early life:...
and other singers. It is part of the repertoire of the Alexandrov Ensemble.
