I for one am grateful, and really it seems picky to be down on songs sung during the Soviet era, any more than songs sung during the Nazi era. The devil has all the great tunes, we knew that before...

I detest dictatorship as much as anyone (including our own tendencies in that direction), but songs should be judged on their own merits and there are some great ones in this list.

Bolshoe spasibo (big thanks), Le Scaramouche, for the terrific post -- I'm always on the lookout for good Russian songs.

Bob