Songs about Vladimir Putin explained
Songs about Vladimir Putin may be placed into two distinct categories. Some of them praise various aspects of his personality, varying from viewing him as sex symbol to praising him as a strong leader.[1] [2] Others criticize Putin and protest against his rule.
Pro Putin
Songs of praising type started appearing as soon as Vladimir Putin took the office. An early notable example is the song Takogo, kak Putin! ("[I want] The One Like Putin") by the girl band Singing Together[2] It topped the Russian Music Charts in 2002.[3] [4]
In 2017 a jingoistic song Uncle Vova, we are with you gained a notoriety when a video was popularized in which, then assistant to a State Duma deputy, performed this song with the schoolchildren in military-style uniforms of the cadet class of Volgograd school no. 44[1] [5]
Contra Putin
Notes and References
- Вячеслав Половинко, Татьяна Васильчук, Конкурс песни и лести [Song and Flattery Contest], Novaya Gazeta
- https://www.rbth.com/arts/327015-uncle-vova-we-are-with-you ‘Uncle Vova, we are with you!’ Russian songs about Vladimir Putin
- Web site: PBS Launches New Global Music Series. 2010-08-19. December 7, 2009. National Geographic Music News. National Geographic Society. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120229141016/http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/view/page.basic/article/content.article/soundtracks_pbs/en_US. February 29, 2012.
- News: Nonfiction Filmmakers Still Tell Rich Stories. 2010-08-19. Veltman, Chloe. The New York Times. January 24, 2010. 2021-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210924052943/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/movies/24sfculture.html?scp=5&sq=%22A+man+like+Putin%22&st=cse. live.
- https://www.rbth.com/arts/327015-uncle-vova-we-are-with-you ‘Uncle Vova, we are with you!’ Russian songs about Vladimir Putin
