Katyusha Катюша English Subtitles Russian Folk Song Translation Lyrics Music

“Katyusha“ is Mikhail Isakovsky’s well-known Russian war time song about a girl longing for her true love. This very important song stood for strength, love, hope, and the faith for a safe return to Russian soldiers fighting during World War II. “Katyusha“ is the Russian equivalent of Kathy, a diminutive form of the name Katherine: Yekaterina →Katya →Katyusha. The Red Army troops adopted the nickname “Katyusha“ for World War II-era Soviet rocket launchers mounted on heavy trucks. The rockets were marked with the letter K (for Komintern Factory).“ These rockets were so effective that German troops coined the rocket launcher as Stalinorgel (Stalin’s organ). Thank you to the World War II Veterans and to all the men and women who defend our country today and those who have done so in past! Performed by the Alexandrov Ensemble (Red Army Choir). I’m not sure how Der Blaue Reiter or the Children of Chernobyl apply to this video - but it’s something youtube automatically “matched“. I haven’t been able to figure out why exactly.