Played this to my Great grandfather, now he is running towards Berlin

Funny how hoi4 was released in 2016 and this dlc came out in 2021 almost like its a *5 year plan*

It's like they gave "Katyusha" the same energy as something like "Polyushka Polye" or "Farewell of Slavianka" - fantastic.

The best thing to ever come out of paradox, change my mind

When the green bubbles finally start to appear and you know damn right *It's time to march west*

"kick the door and the whole rotten structure will come crashing down!" Hitler: *kicks door* Door: *doesn't fall* Hitler: oh

That moment when your army has been able to absorb Barbarossa in good order, dig in on the river line and now Comrade, we go forward!

As an opera singer whose first full opera song was Katyusha, i legit cried like a baby when hearing this rendition

2:18 just saving this so i can repeat the best part

For some english users there is a cool fact about the song. I think most of you know that Katyusha is a MLRS. Song was wrote before WW2 and Soviet army named the MLRS after the song. And after that song has two meanings. First (the original one) is about a girl who sing her song and asks it to follow the sun till her lover hear her. And the second one about MLRS turned out to fit perfect because there are lines like _apple trees and pears blossomed_ _the fog swam above the river_ (which is a spring the time when soviet army got Katyusha MLRS into service and the counteroffensive started) _Katyusha came ashore_ _on a high and steep shore_ (MLRS got in position) _came out and started to sing_ (MLRS opened fire) (actually the words are "pesnyu zavodila" zavodit' is more like starting the engine. Katyusha starting the engine of her song for more precise translation) _Oh the song the girls song_ _Fly after the sun_ (projectile flying to the sky) _And say hello from Katyusha to the warrior at the far border_ (Neutralize the enemy on our border) _Let him recall a simple girl_ _Let him hear how she sings_ (Katyusha is indeed a simple (cheap) girl but at the same time it sings (shoots) and strongly damages the enemy. Dont forget that) _Tell him to defend his own land_ _and Katyusha will save the love_ (Defend your own land instead of invading us and Katyusha will save her ammunition load instead)

Holy Mother of Zhukov, this is glorious.

The bass trombone player is a true Hero of the Soviet Union!

The way the percussion ramps up at the end makes it so powerful

It is physically impossible to listen to 2:18-3:24 without picking up your Mosin-Nagant and crossing the Volga with the 62nd Army to keep Stalingrad out of the claws of the fascist beast

Absolutely love this song, you can feel the turning point around 2:10 when the Soviet Industry kicks in, new division are deployed, and you begin pushing the Germans back.

God damn this song does really follow the timeline of operation Barbarossa. Very slow paced and mournful at first, reflecting the absolute decimation of the red army and the loss of life with it in the early stages. The build up around the middle of the song, reflecting the turning points at Stalingrad and Kursk in '43. And finally ending with a glorious Soviet decimation of the Wermacht and minor Axis forces in operation Bagration all the way to the climax at the end with the fall of Berlin and the end of the war. The very end gets almost mournful again, but with a different tone. Paying respect to the ~10 million Soviet soldiers and civilians who died, but with a positive outlook on the future, at least at the time.

I am feeling patriotic about a country that dissolved 30 years ago.

Greatest Katyusha ever made? I say yes!

A moment of slience for all those who didnt pre order the no step back dlc. Also the start of this Katyusha strangely reminds me of Frostpunk

This song hits differently knowing that war in Europe has already begun.

Germans: Lacking supplies Aerial Superiority: achieved Lessons of war: completed Winter: freezing the gas on their tanks Manpower: 4 million Reserves: Deployed German Flanks: Weak *Yes it's Red Army time*

0:00-1:32 Germany breaks you down to Moscow 1:33-1:41 You took back Kyiv 1:42-1:49 You start to close the Stalingrad cauldron 1:50-2:06 You took Paulus' 6th army prisoner 2:07-2:23 You are already fighting in the territory of the German Reich 2:24-2:55 Battle of Berlin 2:56-3:23 Glorious Victory 3:24-3:39 Rebuilding after the war 3:40-3:59 First Man (Gagarin) in space

2:13 evokes the feeling that after having endured seemingly insurmountable catastrophe and immeasurable suffering, the Russian bear has finally awoken, and the red tide will now surge west and expel the Fascist invader... Fucking sick

0:00 - 1941 & 1942 1:33 - 1943 2:22 - 1944 2:55 - 1945

I’m an American, born and raised. But I can’t help but feel the emotion, the triumph, the rage, the pain, and the relief of the not only the Russian people, but of all Slavs from the worst of times of the Second World War till the end of this God forsaken war. It’s in my blood, and it’s all thanks to those who fought against the Nazis. Without them, none of us who come from Eastern Europe would be here today.

Every version of Katyusha is a masterpiece

Can't wait for the orchestral rendition of Nyet Molotov, when the Nordic DLC comes out

I've never been upset about missing out on a preorder bonus until now.

as to how russia survived ww2, i have no clue, but this song really represents the loss, sacrifice, grieving, and ultimate victory that the people of the USSR experienced.

🔥🔥🔥WE MAKING IT OFF THE EASTERN FRONT WITH THIS ONE🔥🔥🔥

God, if my country had music like this, I would march into the fray, right into the heart of battle, and come out victorious because of the raw power the music gave me. Come on, people! We need more like this!

Эта музыка на пару с гимном СССР, добавляет +15 к атаке и обороне дивизий

Расцветали яблони и груши Rastsvetali yabloni i grushi Поплыли туманы над рекой Poplyli tumany nad rekoy Выходила на берег Катюша Vykhodila na bereg Katyusha На высокий берег, на крутой Na vysokiy bereg, na krutoy (Выходила на берег Катюша) (Vykhodila na bereg Katyusha) (На высокий берег, на крутой) (Na vysokiy bereg, na krutoy) Выходила, песню заводила Vykhodila, pesnyu zavodila Про степного, сизого орла Pro stepnogo, sizogo orla Про того, которого любила Pro togo, kotorogo lyubila Про того, чьи письма берегла Pro togo, ch'i pis'ma beregla (Про того, которого любила) (Pro togo, kotorogo lyubila) (Про того, чьи письма берегла) (Pro togo, ch'i pis'ma beregla) Ой, ты, песня, песенка девичья Oy, ty, pesnya, pesenka devich'ya Ты лети за ясным солнцем вслед Ty leti za yasnym solntsem vsled И бойцу на дальнем пограничье I boytsu na dal'nem pogranich'ye От Катюши передай привет Ot Katyushi pereday privet И бойцу на дальнем пограничье I boytsu na dal'nem pogranich'ye От Катюши передай привет Ot Katyushi pereday privet Пусть он вспомнит девушку простую Pust' on vspomnit devushku prostuyu Пусть услышит, как она поёт Pust' uslyshit, kak ona poyot Пусть он землю бережёт родную Pust' on zemlyu berezhot rodnuyu А любовь Катюша сбережёт A lyubov' Katyusha sberezhot (Пусть он землю бережёт родную) (Pust' on zemlyu berezhot rodnuyu) (А любовь Катюша сбережёт) (A lyubov' Katyusha sberezhot) Расцветали яблони и груши Rastsvetali yabloni i grushi Поплыли туманы над рекой Poplyli tumany nad rekoy Выходила на берег Катюша Vykhodila na bereg Katyusha На высокий берег, на крутой Na vysokiy bereg, na krutoy (Выходила на берег Катюша) (Vykhodila na bereg Katyusha) (На высокий берег, на крутой) (Na vysokiy bereg, na krutoy)

Since many of you are here because of the banger HOI4 soundtrack, just wanted to remind you that "Bella Ciao" preorder song included in the upcoming By Blood Alone DLC dropped ahead of it's September release. And you can find it here - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q5Ohh9iJqavSdqM.html , or go to my channel to check it out.

Joke and politic aside. This song is a masterpiece and the instrumental played by the HOI4 team is more than outstanding, it gives a strong feeling to whoever hear it. Im not even Soviet people but i feel patriotic, and at the same time also sad because this beautiful proletariat country has dissolved.

Шедевр! Дал послушать своему деду, служившему в ГДР в 1968. Ему очень понравилось!

🗣"Let's make a soundtrack for our Map game" Paradox honest reaction:

That 1 dislike is from a soldier on the receiving end of a Katyusha barrage.

No step back, only forward!

I wonder why people disliked this video, is great music.

Can’t find where they put my preorder song so I’m watching it here.

I hear various Katyusha, the modern patriotic one and the traditional one. This blends it well.

Nazi: "You can't possibly hope to beat me". Britain: "Oh I know... but he can". *Soviet Russia appears on the battlefield*

Lib-left: What do Paradox mean by "no step back"?! We are not violent!! We resist! Auth-left: No. Step. Back.

This is a straight up BANGER 🔥

it's genius how the song begins from a slow and solemn opening, possibly matching the sheer gruesomeness of the opening days of Barbarossa, to become an almighty crescendo of noise and sound equating to the sheer waves of Soviet Rifles and Steel. glorious

This this fuels my heart

Listening to this while watching Eastory's animated eastern front is awesome. You get to see the German advance whilst listening to a sad tuned Russian song, then in 1943 (if you skip to there) you'll see a Russian counter-offensive that'll keep going backed by an upcoming, more enthusiastic beat. Finally in 1945, the Russians have made it to Germany and the Balkans where the failure of Barbarossa bites back on the German's heel. It is just an extraordinary feeling.

The new tech tree is great. Helps portray the Soviets point of view during this period of history

The way the Soviets kept fighting even after the pigs reached Moscow gives me a feeling I cannot describe. I think the USSR is the unique true winner of the ww2

The composer shall not be purged!!

The one video on KZfaq where removing dislikes really makes no difference at all

Pov: You are about to launch largest counter offensive in world history:

Never before have I been so glad to preorder a DLC.

Man, you're a hero. Coming back in 3 months to see the 20K views, you deserve it. 🤙

Imagine it this had a choir singing a verse from the original song. It would be so good.

3:40 is the feeling when you raised the Soviet flag in the middle of Berlin

2:07 Avengers theme if the Ussr won the cold war.

Idk if it was done on purpose or not but the music begins somber,just like the soviets in 1941 then throught the song it gets more intense, and more triupmhant, peaking at the end, like did the Red Army in 1945

When it's 1943 and the Germans just lost at Stalingrad:

Probably the best piece of music in all of Hearts of Iron 4

“Never thought I’d die fighting side by side with a communist.” “What about side by side with a comrade?” “Aye. I could do that.”

0:00 - 1941 - Operation Barbarossa Begins and the western regions collapse. Kiev, Sevastopol, Smolensk and many more fall, Leningrad fights on and the Germans reach Moscow 1:32 - 1942 - Battle of Stalingrad begins, Operations Uranus and Saturn turn the tide and for the first time, the union marches west 2:05 - 1943 - 6th Army is destroyed and the Battle of Kursk takes place 2:56 - 1944 - Leningrad relieved, Sevastopol is retaken, and Operation Bagration breaks the German Army 3:25 - 1945 - Poland is liberated, the Allies cross the Rhine from the west, and Berlin falls

Hearing the full version of this amazing song, ahhh so majestic.

It's even more glorious than I imagined!

This... is a complete masterpiece

I was just plowing snow outside and it didn't give me chills what so ever and I listened to this song once and I got them.

First DLC in a long time I've actually looked forward too

that moment you buy the dlc just to get access to the song, thats me right now. I spent $30 for a song in a map game

That was the nicest Катyusha I ever heard.

Best piece of Paradox DLC ever. I had 0 interest to play USSR, just bought it to use tank customizer for Germany, now I cannot imagine play anything but USSR in this game.

ABSOLUTELY PERFECT MARCH I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE !!

Listening to this song while playing Battlefield is an another experience!

It is a crime that this is a pre order exclusive

A really nice version of an epic tune. Love it!

Naming my axe "Katyusha", because she is lovely, in honour to the great Motherland

An unprecedented struggle was fought on the biggest front of the 2nd world war, about 20-30 million people were lost or died, but despite it, a country that can become a superpower and challenge the western bloc, this music reminded me of these.

Try not to get goosebumps level:impossible

I turned of my phone and this song still continued to play, nothing can truly stop the katyusha

"HOI4 is a subscription for great music with free gameplay" ~someone on another video who's username I've forgotten

Hans:"I don't want any iron cross now,let's run..."

Makes the game play even more realistic in 2022

Was hooked to the trailer snippet. This song is excellent

masterpiece this version is incredible

WE GETTIN OUT OF STALINGRAD WIT THIS ONE 🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥

You know what really fucking gets me? We sent a human into outer space, beyond the Earth, for the first time in our history - and it wasn't a monarch, a banker, or an oil billionaire, it wasn't a Rothschild and it wasn't a Rockefeller - it was the humble working-class son of a bricklayer and a milkmaid. Our first cosmic representative was a socialist, and he was a worker. And even if everything goes to shit, if the hourglass runs out on climate change or nuclear warfare, if we never reach our full potential as a species - the story I will tell my grandkids, between munches of lizard kebabs in our solitary Himalayan cave, is that for one hour and forty-eight minutes, we were humans, and we fucking won.

I love that this song can sound like soldiers marching or tanks rumbling or Soviet industry pumping out munitions all based on what you imagine when hearing this

One of best versions of this song I’ve ever heard

This gives strong red orchestra vibes

How many rockets on a milk truck? Stalin: yes

How can paradox lauch best versions of every song in existence?

German soldier in summer: triumph and victory German soldier in winter: panic *The song gets louder and closer*

So nice of Paradox to release a free dlc along with the $20 song

Welcome back. I know it is not your first time

I dont know why, but when i start playing this, all the grandfathers from a 40km radius will start running towards Berlin

THIS HAS BEEN RECOMENDED TO ME LIKE 3 TIMES IN 2 DAYS it bangs though.

A Flawless Masterpiece

We are going to Berlin with this one 🗣️🔥🔥🔥

Pre-Order was worth it!

It sounds like an argument between all the instrument families, where the strings are constantly bitiching about something