Soviet war songs in the context of Russian culture / by Elena Polyudova.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Polyudova, Elena, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War songs--Soviet Union--History and criticism.

War songs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.

Summary:

This volume presents a unique study of war songs created during and after World War II, known in Russia as the "Great Patriotic War". The most popular war songs, such as "Katyusha", "The Sacred War", "Dark Night", "My Moscow", "In the Dugout", "Victory Day", provide illuminating insights into the musical culture of the former Soviet Union and modern Russia.In the year of the 70th anniversary of victory in the war, the book studies the cultural heritage of famous war songs from a new perspective, exploring the historical background of their creation and analysing their lyrics as part of Russian

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 16, 2016).

ISBN:

1-4438-8974-1

OCLC:

944381930