How is World War 2 known to the Russians?
Russians in Latvia Latvia. In Soviet times, this period was known as the Great Patriotic War, a term that retains resonance with the Russian community of Latvia today. A part of the local Russian population chose to resist the invaders by serving in the Red Army and in the partisan movement, and supporting the underground Communist Party. But, at the same time, there were quite a number of Russians collaborating with the Nazi authorities. They worked on the newspapers propagandising the myth of "a national Russia" free of Bolsheviks and Jews, and "the liberating mission" of the Wehrmacht. Russians were won over to
Do the Russians Want War? world. In 1967 the Alexandrov Ensemble performed "Do the Russians Want War?" on a tour of Italy, Belgium, France, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Just before a performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London, local authorities requested that the ensemble not perform the song, which some Britons regarded as communist propaganda. The ensemble objected to the request and the song was included in the concert program. Do the Russians Want War? Do the Russians Want War? ( | Khatyat li Russkiye voyny?) is a 1961 anti-war song written by Yevgeny Yevtushenko and set to music by Eduard Kolmanovski. Yevtushenko