Many Russian songs have an enviable number of fans in the world. One of the most popular is definitely "Katyusha". However, even though everyone knows her words or at least the melody, many do not know what the song is really about.
Although most often associated with the weapon of the same name, "Katyusha" is not a song about killing but about love!
Katyusha is a diminutive of the nickname Ekatarina (in Russian Katarina). In Russian, in addition to the nickname, many names have their diminutives - Natalia is Natasha, Sergei is Seryozha… In the case of Ekaterina, Katya is a nickname while Katyusha is a diminutive.
Katyusha is the name of a girl who longs for her beloved who is in the army. She goes out to the river bank and longs for her darling who is defending her homeland. The song will reach him at the front, he will return as the winner, and the girl will be waiting for him until then.
Even today, the big dilemma is whether Katyusha really existed. Most think that it was about the great love of the author of the song, although of course it is possible that the name was chosen quite by accident.
The music of this song was composed by Matvey Vlanter in 1938, while the words were written by Mikhail Isakovsky. It is believed that "Katyusha" was first sung by students of the Russian industrial school in Moscow at the farewell of soldiers to the front during the Second World War.
Officially, it was performed for the first time by the then popular singer Lidija Ruslanova and the song became one of the symbols of resistance to the Nazis and the fight for freedom in the Second World War.
According to historians, during the bloody battles, Russian soldiers were often encouraged by singing this song, which contained the essence of their fight.
The Soviet multi-barrel rocket launcher, the world's first missile artillery weapon and one of the most famous artillery weapons in the Red Army's arsenal was so used and so effective that it is safe to say that it was largely the bearer of Soviet offensive power and strategic success in World War II. , named after the song.
This more deadly "Katyusha" was developed during the 1930s and kept secret until the German attack on the USSR in 1941.
I love this song. My father put me and my daughter to sleep by playing the katyusha on the violin. She's beautiful