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	Podcast:		Cold War Cast
	Episode:		Katyusha
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:23:21
	Publish Date:		2017-08-21 12:55:48
	Description:		The story of one of the most famous songs of Russia (and the world, really) is very similar to that of Alexander Nevsky. This song is remarkably unpolitical, which leads us to ask if it’s a sign of things to come for the USSR – will they abandon revolutionary zeal in favor of more gut level things like self-interest, a style of civic nationalism and bureaucracy – all the things necessary to run a world power! The song itself is a very good one, I think. It would touch fighting men at the front and also those back home. There’s a reason why it remains one of the most beloved songs from the USSR and that era. I also think it’s interesting that if you tweak the lyrics a bit it could easily work for pretty much any country at war. Enjoy this notably apolitical song about a girl longing for her man at the front. And as promised, here’s my hockey team’s new logo:
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