The Enemy Burned the Hut where I was Born (1945)

Mark Bernes. Music: Matvei Blanter; Lyrics: M. Isakovskii

Description: Isakovskii's 1945 poem, set to music by Blanter, was a source of such painful memories for so many Soviet citizens that it was banned in the post-war years. It was only recorded in the late 1950s, and quickly gained recognition as a 'folk' song.

1943

900 Days Battle of Kursk The Cult of Leadership Deportation of Minorities End of the Comintern Epaulettes Back on Uniforms Holocaust Katyn Forest Massacre Love and Romance in War The Nazi Tide Stops New National Anthem Orthodox Patriarch Appointed Partisans in the Forest The Strange Alliance The Vlasov Movement Wartime Evacuation Women in War Films