THE IMMORTAL SONGS OF A GREAT COUNTRY. THE MUSICAL MARATHON DEDICATED TO THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT VICTORY HAS STARTED IN THE KREMLIN.

"Immortal Songs of a Great Country" - this was the title of the festive concert held at the State Kremlin Palace on February 18 to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

At the beginning of the festive concert, the song "Echo of a Long-Ago Parade" by composer Alexandra Pakhmutova, based on the lyrics by Nikolai Dobronravov from the film "Battle for Moscow," was performed by the popular singer and composer Alexander Kogan and the Academic Ensemble of Songs and Dances of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation.

In the auditorium of the State Kremlin Palace, participants in the defense of Moscow, veterans of the Great Patriotic War, home front workers, and representatives of public organizations.

The audience greeted the appearance of Vasily Lanovoy, a beloved theater and film actor, People's Artist of the USSR, and Hero of Labor of Russia, who read poetry about the war, with thunderous applause.

The concert featured songs from the war years: "The Holy War," "Dark Night," "The Song of War Correspondents," "The Random Waltz," "The Song of the Frontline Chauffeur," "The Cranes," "For That Guy," "Take Your Overcoat," "Victory Day," and many others, performed by Alexander Kogan, the choir, and the orchestra of the Academic Ensemble of Songs and Dances of the National Guard of the Russian Federation, led by the artistic director and chief conductor, People's Artist of Russia, Major General Viktor Eliseev.

The audience warmly welcomed the song "Ah, if only the earth could speak" in a heartfelt performance by the ensemble's soloist, Honored Artist of Russia Natalia Eliseeva.

The ensemble's dance group performed choreographic compositions dedicated to the heroic deeds of our people in the Great Patriotic War.

The festive concert at the State Kremlin Palace marked the start of the great musical marathon "Immortal Songs of the Great Country". Concerts by the Academic Ensemble of Songs and Dances of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation will take place in many Russian cities and will end with a grand concert in the Hero City of Volgograd on Mamayev Kurgan.