They lost millions but saved billions

13 million civilians and 14 million soldiers of the Soviet Union died so that we could now safely listen to this song. Greetings to the whole world from Minsk.

I should add that this song became basically the second Soviet anthem between 1941 and 1945. To this day, when it is performed, it is customary that the audience stands up.

I'll give that to the Russians, they sure know how to boost the morale of their soldiers.

Listening to this song makes me feel the anger of the Soviets against the Nazis. This song is truly powerful.

Germany:

For Russians and former Soviet people, this is a song of victory and fortitude and courage.

As a Russian, want to mention such a great translation to English. Very accurate and really well done. Thank you very much - by this cultural reflection, foreigners may feel all the sacrifices that Russian people made throughout the history, in order to make a world society a better place to live. Really grateful

I'm Greek Pontian born in 1985 in Soviet Union,my great grandfather fought in the WW2 against the Nazis,we don't have any Pictures of him only his Hat. No Country will unite so many ethnicities like Soviet Union did. Every time I hear this song, I cry like a little baby😢

This guy in the photo died 2 seconds after the photographer took a picture of him raising the fighters to attack! Great photo, powerful song!

"We liberated Europe from fascism, but they'll never forgive us for it."

Мои оба деда воевали и прошли всю войну. Я горжусь своими предками. Привет из Беларуси.

Фотография в начале-"Комбат". Во время боя под селом Хорошее (Луганская область) после смерти комбата А.Г. Ерёменко принял командование на себя. На снимке изображен момент где он поднимает в контратаку группу отступающих солдат. Фотография сделана за несколько моментов до его гибели от осколка или пули. Осколком также сломало фотокамеру, Макс Альперт (фотограф, автор данной фотографии) подумал, что снимок не сохранился, но к счастью фотография проявилась.

Пропустили куплет.

This song is so powerful that it fill me with hatred for an enemy i have never seen. Love for the homeland that I wasn't born in. And rage for the tragedy i have never witnessed.

"Hatred of the invading enemy is the most sacred and humane feeling. But it is born with such a pain of heart and torment of the soul that God forbid anyone to experience it a second time."

"мы их освободили и они нам этого никогда не простят"

Поносни смо на нашу Совјетску браћу!

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Хвала свим херојима и ветеранима, нашим ослободиоцима из великог отаџбинског рата.