The 22 June song
Encyclopedia
The 22 June song was a Soviet
folk song during World War II
based on the melody of the pre-war waltz The Blue Kerchief ("Синий платочек") composed by Jerzy Petersburski
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There are a number of versions of this song. The two most common ones are a "we will return" version and a "we will finish off the Germans" version.
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....
folk song during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
based on the melody of the pre-war waltz The Blue Kerchief ("Синий платочек") composed by Jerzy Petersburski
Jerzy Petersburski
Jerzy Petersburski was a Polish pianist and composer of popular music, renowned mostly for his Tangos, some of which were milestones in popularization of the musical genre in Poland and are still widely known today, more than half a century after their creation.Jerzy Petersburski was born April...
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There are a number of versions of this song. The two most common ones are a "we will return" version and a "we will finish off the Germans" version.
External links
- http://www.sovmusic.ru/text.php?fname=22june
- http://rkkaww2.armchairgeneral.com/Multimedia/ww2.htm#22june
- http://www.a-pesni.org/ww2/folk/22junyrovno.htm