песнь мщения - soviet anti-fascist song/translation and historical context

_____________________________________________________________________ "Song of Vengeance" is a Soviet anti-fascist song from 1941. Music by Matvey Blanter, lyrics by Viktor Vinnikov. It is also known for its performance by Vladimir Bunchikov (1942). The song calls for the fight against Nazi Germany. Later, a German anti-fascist lyric was written to the same melody ("Alle Waffen gegen Hitler"). _____________________________________________________________________ The Great Patriotic War is the Soviet name for the USSR's war against Nazi Germany and its allies from June 22, 1941, to May 9, 1945. It was the main part of the Eastern Front of World War II. This theater saw the greatest number of casualties of the entire war; the outcome of the fighting on the Eastern Front largely determined Germany's defeat. _____________________________________________________________________ Audio status: Date of recording: 1942 Source:    • Песня мщения (Song of vengeance) - Soviet ...   License: fair use _____________________________________________________________________ Photo status: Date of recording: 1930s Source: wikimedia.org/wiki/File:254-я_стрелковая_дивизия_11-й_армии_на_позициях_под_Старой_Руссой._Лето_1941.jpg wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Soviet_soldiers_in_Budapest_1945.jpg wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Announcement_of_the_beginning_of_the_Great_Patriotic_War_in_Baku_2.jpg License: public domain https://creativecommons dot org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en _____________________________________________________________________ Flag status: Source: wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1936_–_1955).svg License: public domain _____________________________________________________________________ Map status: wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Soviet_Union_(1940).svg License: https://creativecommons dot org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en _____________________________________________________________________ This video is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International Link: https://creativecommons dot org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en _____________________________________________________________________