Katyusha (song)

"Katyusha"
Song
LanguageRussian
Written1938
Published1938
GenreRussian romance
Songwriter(s)Mikhail Isakovsky
Composer(s)Matvey Blanter
A BM-13 Katyusha Multiple Rocket Launcher in Armenia

"Katyusha" (Russian: Катюша [kɐˈtʲuʂə] – a diminutive form of Екатерина, YekaterinaKatherine) is a Soviet-era folk-based song and military march composed by Matvey Blanter in 1938, with lyrics in Russian written by the Soviet poet Mikhail Isakovsky. It gained fame during World War II as a patriotic song, inspiring the population to serve and defend their land in the war effort.[1] The song is the source of the nickname of the BM-8, BM-13, and BM-31 "Katyusha" rocket launchers that were used by the Red Army in World War II.[2]

  1. ^ Stites, Richard; Von Geldern, James (1995). Mass Culture in Soviet Russia: Tales, Poems, Songs, Movies, Plays, and Folklore, 1917-1953. Indiana University Press. p. 315. ISBN 978-0-253-20969-6.
  2. ^ Zagola, Steven (1984). Soviet Tanks and Combat Vehicles of World War Two. Arms and Armour Press. p. 150. ISBN 0-85368-606-8.

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