100 SOVIET SONGS every Russian knows (VIDEOS)
Even if you never lived in Soviet times, you might know the words to these songs (because they are so popular and catchy!). Our editors have compiled a list of the most popular Soviet songs by year. And, guess what? We could barely stop!
1920s
1. By the Long Road (the English cover version is called ‘Those Were the Days’) - Alexander Vertinsky
1930s
2. Robert’s Song (‘Merry Wind’) - from the movie ‘The Children of Captain Grant’ (1936)
3. There Lived a Brave Capitan - from the movie ‘The Children of Captain Grant’ (1936)
4. Katyusha - Valentina Batishcheva (one of the first recordings)
5. Favorite City - Mark Bernes
6. March of the Jolly Fellows - from the movie ‘The Jolly Fellows’ (1934)
1940s
7. Smuglyanka - The Red Army Choir (one of the early recordings)
8. Planes First - from the movie ‘The Slow Bi-plane’ (1945)
9. Dark in the Night - Mark Bernes
10. Ships full of Mullet - Mark Bernes
11. Arise, Great Country! ('The Sacred War') - The Red Army Choir
1950s
12. Five Minutes - from the movie ‘Carnival in Moscow’ (1956)
13. The March of the Construction Workers - from the movie ‘The Height’ (1957)
14. When Spring Comes… - from the movie ‘Spring on Zarechnaya Street’ (1956)
15. Moscow Nights - Vladimir Troshin (one of the first recordings)
16. Aria of Mister X ('My Destiny Is Always To Be In a Mask') - from the movie ‘Mister X’
17. Lilies of the Valley - Galina Velikanova
1960s
18. May There Always Be Sunshine - Tamara Miansarova
19. Our Neighbor - Edyta Piecha
20. The Song About the Hares - from the movie ‘The Diamond Arm’ (1969)
21. The Island of Bad Luck - from the movie ‘The Diamond Arm’ (1969)
22. Old Maple - from the movie ‘The Girls’ (1962)
23. Good Girls - from the movie ‘The Girls’ (1962)
24. Train, Wait - from the movie ‘Operation Y & Other Shurik’s Adventures’ (1965)
25. The Volga River Flows - Ludmila Zykina
26. The Bandit Song - from the animated movie ‘The Bremen Town Musicians’ (1969)
27. The Best City on Earth - Muslim Magomaev
28. I Walk Across Moscow - from the movie ‘I Walk Across Moscow’ (1964’)
29. The Last Commuter Train - Vladimir Makarov (one of the first recordings)
30. Trololo (Vocalize) - Eduard Khil
31. Moscow Windows - Leonid Utesov
32. Lady Luck - from the movie ‘White Sun Of The Desert’ (1969)
33. Bolshoi Karetny - Vladimir Vysotsky
34. The Song About the Bears - from the movie 'Kidnapping, Caucasian Style'
1970s
35. Forest Deer - Aida Vedishcheva
38. Day of Victory - Lev Leshchenko (one of the first recordings)
39. And the Battle Rages On - Children’s choir
40. If You Have No Aunt - from the movie ‘The Irony Of Fate’ (1976)
41. I Asked Ash - from the movie ‘The Irony Of Fate’ (1976)
42. I Believe You, Of Course - from the movie ‘The Big Space Travel’ (1975)
43. Song of the Musketeers - from the movie ‘D’Artagnan and Three Musketeers’ (1979)
44. We Need the Victory Only - from the movie ‘Byelorussian Station’ (1979)
45. Everything I Have in Life - Samotsvety
46. My Address is the Soviet Union - Samotsvety
47. Chunga-Changa - from the animated movie ‘Little Dinghy’ (1970)
48. Blue Train Car - from the animated movie ‘Shapoklyak’ (1974)
49. Nature Has No Bad Weather - from the movie ‘Office Romance’ (1977)
50. Winged Swing - from the movie ‘Adventures of the Electronic’ (1979)
51. Moments - from the TV show ‘17 Moments of Spring’ (1973)
52. One Snowflake Isn’t Snow Yet - Nina Brodskaya
53. Happiness Suddenly Knocked on the Door in Silence - from the movie ‘Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future’ (1973)
55. Echo of Love - Anna German
57. Morning Stretches - Vladimir Vysotsky
58. The Bend of a Yellow Guitar - Oleg Mityaev
59. How Young We Used to Be - Alexander Gradsky
60. The Last Poem - Irina Otieva
61. Whose Fault is It That You’re Tired?’ - Voskresenie
62. Wake Up And Sing - Larisa Mondrus
1980s
63. The Turn - Anne Veski
64 - Alexandra - from the movie ‘Moscow Doesn’t Believe In Tears’ (1980)
65 - Closing the Loop - Chris Kelmi and all the Soviet Pop Stars
66. Goodbye, Our Gentle Teddy Bear! - Lev Leshchenko, Tatyana Antsiferova
67. This World - Alla Pugacheva
69. A Million Scarlet Roses - Alla Pugacheva
70. Leningrad Rock’n’Roll - Bravo
72. My Love is on the Fifth Floor - Sekret
73. For Those in the Sea - Mashina Vremeni and Sofia Rotaru
74. Land In The Window - Zemlyane
75. I Want To Be With You - Nautilus Pompilius
77. A Star Called the Sun - Kino
78. Wind of Changes - from the movie ‘Goodbye, Mary Poppins’ (1982)
79. Once Upon a Time, There Lived a Barber - from the movie ‘Goodbye, Mary Poppins’ (1982)
80. The Wonderful Far Away - from the movie ‘Guest from the Future’ (1984)
81. A Song About a Snowflake - from the movie ‘Magicians’ (1982)
82. Golden City - from the movie ‘Assa’ (1987)
84. Zurbagan - from the movie ‘Higher Than The Rainbow’ (1986)
86. It’s Just Not Enough - Sofia Rotaru
87. I’m Going to Ride My Bike For a Long Time - Alexander Barykin
89. Margarita - Valery Leontyev
90. Chistye Prudy - Igor Talkov
91 - Don’t Hide Green Eyes - Igor Sarukhanov
93. Green-Eyed Taxi - Mikhail Boyarsky
94. Vernissage - Valery Leontiev & Lyme Vajkule
95. Call Me, Call Me - from the movie ‘The Carnival’ (1981)
1990s
96. Goodbye, London - Kar-Man
97. American Boy - Kombinatsiya
98. Yellow Tulips - Natasha Koroleva
99. Summer Rain - Igor Talkov
100. The Village Girl - Sofia Rotaru
