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70-725: The original version of the song, written by Vasily Zhukovsky and Egor Fyodorovich Rozen, praised the Tsar and the Russian Tsardom , while the latter version by Sergey Gorodetsky was one of a patriotic form and is even sometimes regarded as a patriotic anthem of the Russia in the 20th century and today. It is one of the more popular pieces from the opera, which is performed during patriotic concerts by orchestras and traditional Russian and Soviet instrumental ensembles. It has also been played by military bands and civil concert bands , using

140-483: A break (18 July to 10 October) Dresden , Weimar , Magdeburg , Stendal , Schwerin , Potsdam , Berlin , Rathenow , Leipzig , Halle , Lane, Erfurt , Chemnitz , Frankfurt an der Oder and Schwarzenberg in Germany. Today, the ensemble is led by Honoured Artist of Russia Vyacheslav Korobko , who has been leading it since 2003. Until 1969, the standard uniform for the ensemble choir, soloists and orchestra

210-719: A concert in the Gendarmenmarkt (in the Soviet zone at the time), and the French zone commander supported the suggestion. The musicians were to be provided by the USSR, and the Alexandrov Ensemble was chosen. A temporary stage was set up in the square, with flowers all along the front. 30,000 people came to stand and watch for three hours. In 1994, towards the end of his life, Boris Alexandrov said: "The visit to Germany

280-781: A connotation of dictatorial powers and style, fitting since "autocrat" was an official title of the Russian Emperor (informally referred to as 'the tsar'). Similarly, Speaker of the House Thomas Brackett Reed was called "Czar Reed" for his dictatorial control of the House of Representatives in the 1880s and 1890s. In the United States and in the United Kingdom, the title "czar" is a colloquial term for certain high-level civil servants, such as

350-655: A czar in the US government typically refers to a sub-cabinet-level advisor within the executive branch. One of the earliest known usages of the term was for Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis , who was named commissioner of baseball , with broad powers to clean up the sport after it had been sullied by the Black Sox scandal of 1919. Alexandrov Ensemble The Alexandrov Ensemble (Russian: Ансамбль Александрова , romanized : Ansambl' Aleksandrova ; commonly known as

420-537: A higher title than King, and yet they call David Czar , and our kings, Kirrols , probably from Carolus Quintus , whose history they have among them". The title tsar remained in common usage, and also officially as part of various titles signifying rule over various states absorbed by the Russian monarchy (such as the former Tatar khanates and the Georgian Orthodox kingdom). In the 18th century, tsar

490-505: A lot in order to raise the new generation with regard to physical, spiritual and moral health. Here children begin at the beginning of vocal music and literary speaking; they absorb the best practice of their teachers. The children's choir has become an integral part of the Ensemble's life and takes part in its important concerts. We plan to have tours together. The ensemble under the direction of Boris Alexandrov can be heard singing It's

560-691: A makeshift imperial coronation performed by the Patriarch of Constantinople in 913. After an attempt by the Byzantine Empire to revoke this major diplomatic concession and a decade of intensive warfare, the imperial title of the Bulgarian ruler was recognized by the Byzantine government in 924 and again at the formal conclusion of peace in 927. Since in Byzantine political theory there was place for only two emperors, Eastern and Western (as in

630-1714: A mighty hand. Glory, glory, Heroes of the soldiers, The homeland of our brave sons. Glory! Praise, praise to the troops! Here it is, our Kremlin! With him all Russia and the whole world! Sing the whole world! Rejoice, Russian people! Sing our songs! Bright day, cheerful has come for us! A joyful day has come for us! Hail, our land! Our native land! Be alive, be sensible, our whole land! Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! Славься, славься, ты Русь моя, Славься, ты русская наша земля! Да будет во веки веков сильна Любимая наша родная страна! Славься, славься из рода в род, Славься великий наш русский народ! Врагов посягнувших на край родной Рази беспощадно могучей рукой! Слава, слава героям бойцам Родины нашей отважным сынам! Кто кровь за Отчизну свою прольёт, Того никогда не забудет народ. Будь жив, будь здрав, весь наш край! Ура! Ура! Ура! Ура! Slav’sya, slav’sya, ty Rus’ moya, Slav’sya, ty russkaya nasha zemlya! Da budet vo veki vekov sil’na Lyubimaya nasha rodnaya strana! Slav’sya, slav’sya iz roda v rod, Slav’sya velikiy nash russkiy narod! Vragov posyagnuvshikh na kray rodnoy Razi besposhchadno moguchey rukoy! Slava, slava geroyam boytsam Rodiny nashey otvazhnym synam! Kto krov’ za Otchiznu svoyu prol’yot, Togo nikogda ne zabudet narod. Bud’ zhiv, bud’ zdrav, ves’ nash kray! Ura! Ura! Ura! Ura! Glory, glory to you, my Rus’, Glory, you are our Russian Land. Let it be forever strong Our beloved home country. Glory, glory, from generation to generation, Be glorious, our Great Russian People. Enemies, encroached on Native land, Strike down mercilessly with

700-524: A mighty hand. Glory, glory, Heroes of the soldiers, The homeland of our brave sons. Whose blood shed for their Motherland, That will never forgot the people. Be alive, be sensible, our whole land! Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 's 1812 Overture contains a sample of God Save the Tsar! , the national anthem of the Russian Empire . However, during

770-540: A secret that the more you work with children, the greater their prospect of achievement in society. We approached the Ministry of Defence with an appeal to organize this choir and it was approved. October 1st 2007 was the opening day of the Aleksandrovcy creative school for musical and aesthetic education for children. This became an important event in the year of the Ensemble's 80th anniversary. The first night of

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840-432: A trick, but there was no trick at all. Leonid Kharitonov remembers: The Ensemble members were so disciplined and experienced that they could feel the rhythm simultaneously and could sing and play together automatically, without the conductor... In Canada during one concert Alexandrov left the Ensemble to perform alone for half an hour. Major Vladimir Alexandrov (1910–1978), brother of Boris Alexandrov, also composed for

910-466: A typical composition for later generations of military ensembles in the Soviet Union, has a mixed composition of Russian traditional instruments and western instruments, including the balalaika , the domra , the bayan , the double bass , woodwinds , brass , and percussion instruments. A great guest balalaika player was Boris Stepanovich Feoktistov (Борис Степанович Феоктистов) (1910–1988). In

980-775: Is People's Artist of Russia L. Kulikov; the chief administrator is Honoured Artist of Russia VG Kadin, the choreographer and coach is the Honoured Artist of Russia V. Ermolin; head dresser is Honoured Worker of Culture A. Kormilitsyn; soloists are VI Shtefutsa and EM Labkovsky; with SV Ivanov, PD Bogachev, VP Maystruk, AA Gvozdetsky, BM Mizyuk: all Honoured Artist of Russia. In the choir are YA Lysenko, Y. Shtrunov, IM Pirogov, IS Sobolev, IF Volkov, OV Filimonov, AN Savitsky, VA Nagorny, VP Kokarev, AA Hristachev, JN Deynekin, VM Bolonenko, VN Antonov, AN Stritenko, AA Toschev: all Honoured Artist of Russia; and VS Buzlov, SP Lapik, VF Orthodox, GU Razgasimov, V. Chekin, MD Mochalina. In

1050-536: Is a title historically used by Slavic monarchs . The term is derived from the Latin word caesar , which was intended to mean emperor in the European medieval sense of the term—a ruler with the same rank as a Roman emperor , holding it by the approval of another emperor or a supreme ecclesiastical official—but was usually considered by Western Europeans to be equivalent to "king". Tsar and its variants were

1120-693: Is named for its first director, Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (1883–1946). Its formal name since 1998 has been A. V. Alexandrov Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the Russian Army (Russian: Академи́ческий анса́мбль пе́сни и пля́ски Росси́йской А́рмии и́мени А. В. Алекса́ндрова , romanized : Akademíchesky ansámbl′ pésni i plyáski Rossýskoy Ármii ímeni A. V. Aleksándrova ), shortened to Academic Ensemble (Russian: Академи́ческий анса́мбль , romanized : Akademíchesky ansámbl′ ) on second reference. On 25 December 2016, its artistic director, Valery Khalilov , and 63 other members of

1190-543: Is still popular in Slovakia , Poland and Bulgaria . Those audiences listen to it standing up and it touches their hearts and souls. For our concerts we search for new musical works because you can't live only in the past. But to tell you the truth it's impossible to imagine our concerts without works of Russian and West-European classical music ( Beethoven , Bach , Tchaikovsky and Mussorgsky ), they are part of human history. But our repertoire contains not only songs of

1260-444: Is under the direction of Lev Nikolaevich Kulikov National Artist of Russia , the main ballet master, and maintains the heights of choreographic art with honour. The priority in its repertoire is taken by the military compositions: Matroskaya barynya , Kazachiya cavalry plyaska , Festive march , Invitation to dance and others. The ballet performs a lot of Russian folk dances. The classical repertoire contains Poloveckie plyasky from

1330-2318: The Alexandrov Ensemble : Славься, славься, ты Русь моя, Славься, ты русская наша земля! Да будет во веки веков сильна Любимая наша родная страна! Будь жив, будь здрав, весь наш край! Ура! Ура! Ура! Slav’sya, slav’sya, ty Rus’ moya, Slav’sya, ty russkaya nasha zemlya! Da budet vo veki vekov sil'na Lyubimaya nasha rodnaya strana! Bud’ zhiv, bud’ zdrav, ves’ nash kray! Ura! Ura! Ura! Glory, glory to you, my Rus’, Glory, you are our Russian Land. Let it be forever strong Our beloved home country. Be alive, be sensible, our whole land! Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! Славься, славься, ты Русь моя, Славься, ты русская наша земля! Да будет во веки веков сильна Любимая наша родная страна! Славься, славься из рода в род, Славься великий наш русский народ! Врагов посягнувших на край родной Рази беспощадно могучей рукой! Слава, слава героям бойцам Родины нашей отважным сынам! Слава! Хвала, хвала войскам! Вот он, наш Кремль! С ним вся Русь и весь мир! Пой весь мир! Веселись, Русский люд! Песни пой! Светлый день, весёлый день для нас настал! Весёлый день для нас настал! Здравствуй, наш край! Наш край родной! Будь жив, будь здрав, весь наш край! Ура! Ура! Ура! Slav’sya, slav’sya, ty Rus’ moya, Slav’sya, ty russkaya nasha zemlya! Da budet vo veki vekov sil'na Lyubimaya nasha rodnaya strana! Slav’sya, slav’sya iz roda v rod, Slav’sya velikiy nash russkiy narod! Vragov posyagnuvshikh na kray rodnoy Razi besposhchadno moguchey rukoy! Slava, slava geroyam boytsam Rodiny nashey otvazhnym synam! Slava! Khvala, khvala voyskam! Vot on, nash Kreml’! S nim vsya Rus’ i ves’ mir! Poy ves’ mir! Veselis’, Russkiy lyud! Pesni poy! Svetlyy den’, vesolyy den’ dlya nas nastal! Vesolyy den’ dlya nas nastal! Zdravstvuy, nash kray! Nash kray rodnoy! Bud’ zhiv, bud’ zdrav, ves’ nash kray! Ura! Ura! Ura! Glory, glory to you, my Rus’, Glory, you are our Russian Land. Let it be forever strong Our beloved home country. Glory, glory, from generation to generation, Be glorious, our Great Russian People. Enemies, encroached on Native land, Strike down mercilessly with

1400-589: The Czech Republic and China . In December 2019, they celebrated Christmas in Montreal during a week of seven concerts at La Maison Symphonique. Following the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the tour Alexandrov Ensemble was supposed to have in the Czech Republic has been canceled, while individual members of the choir have faced disqualifications from competitions such as Operalia . Most notable soloists: Current members of

1470-657: The Kabardinian lands and Armenian territories ; hereditary Ruler and Lord of the Cherkess and Mountain Princes and others; Lord of Turkestan , Heir of Norway , Duke of Schleswig-Holstein , Stormarn , Dithmarschen , Oldenburg ". Like many lofty titles, such as mogul , tsar or czar has been used in English as a metaphor for positions of high authority since 1866 (referring to U.S. President Andrew Johnson ), with

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1540-723: The Red Army Choir in the West) is an official army choir of the Russian armed forces . Founded during the Soviet era , the ensemble consists of a male choir , an orchestra , and a dance ensemble. The Ensemble has entertained audiences both in Russia and throughout the world, performing a range of music including folk tunes , hymns , operatic arias and popular music . The group's repertoire has included The Volga Boatmen's Song , Katyusha , Kalinka , and Ave Maria . It

1610-559: The Soviet era, this part was replaced with a sample of Slavsya . After the dissolution of the Soviet Union , the sample of the imperial anthem was restored. In 2015, Oleg Gazmanov released his single, Vperyod – Rossiya! ("Forward – Russia!") and samples the first lines of Slavsya. Tsar Philosophers Works Tsar ( / z ɑːr , ( t ) s ɑːr / ; also spelled czar , tzar , or csar ; Bulgarian : цар , romanized :  tsar ; Russian : царь , romanized :  tsar' ; Serbian : цар , car )

1680-522: The " drug czar " for the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (not to be confused with a drug baron ), "terrorism czar" for a presidential advisor on terrorism policy, "cybersecurity czar" for the highest-ranking Department of Homeland Security official on computer security and information security policy, and " war czar " to oversee the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan . More specifically,

1750-543: The Bulgarian as in the Greek vernacular, the meaning of the title had shifted (although Paisius ' Slavonic-Bulgarian History (1760–1762) had still distinguished between the two concepts). The title of tsar (Serbian car ) was used officially by two monarchs, the previous monarchial title being that of king ( kralj ). In 1345, Stefan Dušan began to style himself "Emperor of Serbs and Greeks" (the Greek renderings read " basileus and autokrator of Serbs and Romans"), and

1820-422: The Bulgarian ruler Kaloyan and Pope Innocent III , Kaloyan—whose self-assumed Latin title was "Imperator Bulgarorum et Blachorum"—claims that the imperial crowns of Simeon I , his son Peter I , and Samuel were somehow derived from the papacy . The pope, however, only speaks of reges (kings) of Bulgaria in his replies, and eventually grants only that lesser title to Kaloyan, who nevertheless proceeds to thank

1890-562: The Ensemble since 24 March 2017. On 12 October 2018, the Ensemble celebrated the 90th anniversary of its foundation at a special event at the Bolshoi Theatre . Following this event, the leader of the Ensemble Colonel Gennadiy Sachenyuk announced a worldwide tour. The Ensemble performed concerts produced by Thierry Wolf in various countries including France , Switzerland , Belgium , Serbia ,

1960-542: The Ensemble touring all over the world with famous soloist as Valery Gavva or Vadim Ananeev but also young soloists such as Alexander Kruze or Maxim Maklakov,former soloit of Kraznodar Opera or very young talent such as Sergey Kuznetsov. Under the direction of conductor Gennadiy Sachenyuk In 2006 and 2007, in Moscow and in Vladikavkaz , Grozny , the ensemble performed a New Year fairy tale show for children, Ivan

2030-537: The Ensemble were killed in the Russian Defence Ministry aircraft crash of a 1983 Tupolev Tu-154 into the Black Sea just after takeoff from the southern resort city of Sochi , Russia. The Red Army Choir singers and dancers were en route to Syria to entertain Russian troops there for Orthodox Christmas celebrations. At the establishment, in 1928, the choir was named Red Army Song Ensemble of

2100-517: The Good, Ivan the Brave , about a soldier helping to save New Year's Day. In 2008, the 80th anniversary of the ensemble, director Leonid Malev said: Of course everything depends on the repertoire which is quite large – more than two thousand works. Depending on the concert we choose a special repertoire. We have a rule that we try not to break. In any country we sing 2–3 songs in the native language of

2170-600: The Late Roman Empire ), the Bulgarian ruler was crowned basileus as "a spiritual son" of the Byzantine basileus . It has been hypothesized that Simeon's title was also recognized by a papal mission to Bulgaria in or shortly after 925, as a concession in exchange for a settlement in the Bulgarian- Croatian conflict or a possible attempt to return Bulgaria to union with Rome. Thus, in the later diplomatic correspondence conducted in 1199–1204 between

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2240-518: The Latin title for the Roman emperors, caesar . The Greek equivalent of the Latin word imperator was the title autokrator . The term basileus was another term for the same position, but it was used differently depending on whether it was in a contemporary political context or in a historical or Biblical context. In 705 Emperor Justinian II named Tervel of Bulgaria "caesar" ( Greek : καῖσαρ ),

2310-520: The M. V. Frunze Red Army Central House (Russian: Анса́мбль красноарме́йской пе́сни Центра́льного до́ма Кра́сной А́рмии и́мени М. В. Фру́нзе , romanized : Ansámbl′ krasnoarméyskoy pésni Tsentrál′nogo dóma Krásnoy Ármii ímeni M. V. Frúnze ). In 1935, it was renamed Red-Bannered Red Army Song and Dance Ensemble of the USSR (Russian: Краснознамённый анса́мбль красноарме́йской пе́сни и пля́ски СССР , romanized : Krasnozamyónny ansámbl′ krasnoarméyskoy pésni i plyáski SSSR ). In 1949

2380-560: The Russian emperor assumed the title "tsar of Poland". Among the indigenous peoples of Siberia and the Muslims of the Volga region , Central Asia and the Caucasus , the autocracy of the Russian Empire often became identified with the image of the "White Tsar" ( Russian : Белый царь ). By 1894, when Nicholas II ascended the throne, the full title of the Russian rulers was "By

2450-634: The West his most famous recording is Kamarinskaya (1963). A. Molostov is the trumpet soloist in " Dark Eyes " in vintage recordings. The bayan-player Victor Gridin is a past member of the orchestra. Among the dances staged by the ensemble are Zaparozhtsi Dance , Cossack's Cavalry Dance , Festive March , Dance of the Cossacks , Soldier's Dance , and Sailor's Dance . Some of these are performed by mixed dancers, while others, such as Cossack's Cavalry Dance , are performed by male dancers only. The ballet

2520-4382: The arrangement composed by military composer Yevgeny Makarov for the Moscow Victory Parade of 1945 after World War II , and was also arranged for the Alexandrov Ensemble , which played it during their 2004 concert in the Vatican. While the modern version is the more commonly known version sung today, there have been also performances in which the original Imperial lyrics have been sung. Славься, славься, нашъ русскiй Царь! Господомъ данный намъ Царь-Государь! Да будетъ безсмертенъ твой Царскiй родъ, Да имъ благоденствуетъ русскiй народъ. Славься, славься ты, Русь моя, Славься ты, русская наша земля. Да будетъ во вѣки вѣковъ сильна Любимая наша родная страна. Славься, славься изъ рода въ родъ, Славься, великiй нашъ русскiй народъ. Враговъ, посягнувшихъ на край родной, Рази безпощадной могучей рукой. Славься, славься, родная Москва, Родины нашей, страны голова. Живи, возвышайся на радость намъ, На счастье народовъ, на гибель врагамъ. Слава, слава героямъ-бойцамъ, Родины нашей отважнымъ сынамъ. Кто кровь за Отчизну свою прольетъ, Того никогда не забудетъ народъ. Слава, слава, греми, Москва! Празднуй торжественный день Государя, Ликуй, веселися: твой Царь грядетъ! Царя-Государя встрѣчаетъ народъ. Слава, слава нашему Царю! Слава, слава земле родной! Слава героямъ Руси Святой! Ура! ура! ура! Славься, славься, наш русский Царь! Господом данный нам Царь-Государь! Да будет бессмертен твой Царский род! Да им благоденствует русский народ! Славься, славься, наш русский Царь! Господом данный нам Царь-Государь! Да будет бессмертен твой Царский род! Да им благоденствует русский народ! Славься, славься, наш русский Царь! Господом данный нам Царь-Государь! Да будет бессмертен твой Царский род! Да им благоденствует русский народ! Славься, славься, наш русский Царь! Господом данный нам Царь-Государь! Славься, славься! Утешьтесь, вас Царь наградит, И народ возгласит: Память вовек Сусанину! Славься, славься, наш русский Царь! Господом данный нам Царь-Государь! Славься, славься, Слава Царю! Вас Царь наградит, И народ возгласит: Память вовек Сусанину! Слава нашему Царю, Слава Руси святой, Слава нашему Царю, Слава, слава, греми, Москва! Празднуй торжественный день Государя, Ликуй, веселися: царский ход всё ближе! Царь идёт, Царь идёт, Царь идёт! Наш Царь идёт! Слава нашему Царю, Слава Руси святой, Слава нашему Царю, Слава, слава, греми, Москва! Празднуй торжественный день Государя, Ликуй, веселися: царский ход всё ближе! Царь идёт, Царь идёт, идёт Царь! Наш Царь идёт! Наш Царь… идёт! Слава нашему Царю! Ура! Ура! Ура! Slav’sya, slav’sya, nash russkiy Tsar’! Gospodom dannyy nam Tsar’-Gosudar’! Da budet bessmerten tvoy Tsarskiy rod! Da im blagodenstvuet russkiy narod! Slav’sya, slav’sya, nash russkiy Tsar’! Gospodom dannyy nam Tsar’-Gosudar’! Da budet bessmerten tvoy Tsarskiy rod! Da im blagodenstvuet russkiy narod! Slav’sya, slav’sya, nash russkiy Tsar’! Gospodom dannyy nam Tsar’-Gosudar’! Da budet bessmerten tvoy Tsarskiy rod! Da im blagodenstvuet russkiy narod! Slav’sya, slav’sya, nash russkiy Tsar’! Gospodom dannyy nam Tsar’-Gosudar’! Slav’sya, slav’sya! Uteshtes’, vas Tsar’ nagradit, I narod vozglasit: Pamyat’ vovek Susaninu! Slav’sya, slav’sya, nash russkiy Tsar’! Gospodom dannyy nam Tsar’-Gosudar’! Slav’sya, slav’sya! Slava Tsaryu! Vas Tsar’ nagradit, I narod vozglasit: Pamyat’ vovek Susaninu! Slava nashemu Tsaryu, Slava Rusi svyatoy, Slava nashemu Tsaryu, Slava, slava, gremi, Moskva! Prazdnuy torzhestvennyy den’ Gosudarya, Likuy, veselisya: tsarskiy khod vsyo blizhe! Tsar’ idyot, Tsar’ idyot, Tsar’ idyot! Nash Tsar’ idyot! Slava nashemu Tsaryu, Slava Rusi svyatoy, Slava nashemu Tsaryu, Slava, slava, gremi, Moskva! Prazdnuy torzhestvennyy den’ Gosudarya, Likuy, veselisya: tsarskiy khod vsyo blizhe! Tsar’ idyot, Tsar’ idyot, Idyot Tsar’! Nash Tsar’ idyot! Nash Tsar’… idyot! Slava nashemu Tsaryu! Ura! Ura! Ura! Performance lyrics of abbreviated version as sung by

2590-548: The boys' Aleksandrovcy Choir on December 26th at the Cadets' Gold Epaulette Ball went like clockwork. After that night they participated in many concerts. The latest was on Poklonnaya Hill in memory of the Beslan tragedy , as part of City Day on the 3rd and 7th of September. It should be mentioned that we have an excellent director of the school Nina Anatolievna Putilina who puts all her soul into raising this worthy generation. We do

2660-599: The child go to Saint Petersburg to learn music. In 1898, the young peasant boy became a pupil of the Saint Petersburg Court Chapel . There are two recorded histories of the ensemble: possibly separate elements of the same history. The first says that the initiator of the ensemble was Felix Nikolaevich Danilovich, a theatre director. The first director of the ensemble was chosen from three of Moscow's conductors: Danilin, Chesnokov and Alexandrov. Seen in isolation this would signify that A. V. Alexandrov

2730-498: The choir are listed here. The choir consists mainly of vocal sections of tenor , baritone , and bass . In some of the pieces they perform, these sections are divided into as many as eight different vocal lines. From the early 1950s until at least 1965 a typical full division (which varied from song to song) was as follows: (1) countertenors ; (2) first tenors ; (3) second tenors; (4) baritones ; (5) first bass ; (6) second bass; (7) basso profundos . The orchestra, in what became

2800-480: The choir to Moscow . During World War II , the ensemble gave over 1500 performances at both Soviet fronts, entertaining troops about to go into battle, at gun emplacements, airfields, and in hospitals. Following the death of Alexander Alexandrov, the ensemble was taken over by his son, Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov . Under his leadership, the ensemble gained fame outside the Soviet Union, making extensive tours worldwide. Boris Alexandrov retired in 1987, and

2870-622: The choir was reformed anew in time for Defender of the Fatherland Day celebrations on 18 February 2017. That first concert in weeks marks also the birth of a new era for the Ensemble, with its first international tour following the crash with concerts not just in Russia but also in select European countries. Most of the new members joined through auditions held on 15 and 27 January 2017 by the Ministry of Defense of Russia. Since 7 June 2016, Colonel Gennadiy Sachenyuk  [ ru ] became artistic director then main conductor and Head of

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2940-591: The ensemble was officially named the A. V. Alexandrov Twice Red-bannered and Red-starred Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army (Дважды Краснознамённый ордена Красной Звезды ансамбль песни и пляски Советской Армии имени А. В. Александрова Russian: Два́жды Краснознамённый о́рдена Кра́сной Звезды́ анса́мбль пе́сни и пля́ски Сове́тской А́рмии и́мени А. В. Алекса́ндрова , romanized : Dvázhdy Krasnoznamyonny órdena Krásnoy Zvezdý ansámbl′ pésni i plyáski Sovétskoy Ármii ímeni A. V. Aleksándrova ). In 1978

3010-594: The ensemble. He served as Orchestral Director and Conductor. Vladimir Gordeev was the principal conductor on the 1988 UK tour. In 1948 much of Berlin was still ruined after World War II , and the city was divided into four occupation zones, controlled by the USSR , France, the UK and the United States. This was before the Berlin Wall was built, and it was still possible to travel between zones. An American officer suggested

3080-481: The final portion of the interval act. On 25 December 2016, a Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 carrying 64 members of the Alexandrov Ensemble Choir went down 1.5 km (0.93 mi) off the coast of Sochi , Russia while en route to Latakia , Syria for a Christmas celebration with the troops deployed at Khmeimim military base. The plane crashed with no survivors. After 5 weeks,

3150-401: The first foreigner to receive this title, but his descendants continued to use Bulgar title " Kanasubigi ". The sainted Boris I is sometimes retrospectively referred to as tsar, because at his time Bulgaria was converted to Christianity . However, the title "tsar" (and its Byzantine Greek equivalent basileus ) was actually adopted and used for the first time by his son Simeon I , following

3220-818: The grace of God Almighty, the Emperor and Supreme Autocrat of all the Russias, Tsar of Moscow, Kiev, Vladimir , Novgorod , Kazan , Astrakhan , Poland , Siberia , Tauric Chersonese, and Georgia , Lord of Pskov , Grand Duke of Smolensk , Lithuania , Volhynia , Podolia and Finland , Prince of Estonia , Livonia , Courland and Semigalia , Samogitia , Białystok , Karelia , Tver , Yugra , Perm , Vyatka , Bulgaria , and other territories; Lord and Grand Duke of Nizhny Novgorod , Chernigov ; Ruler of Ryazan , Polotsk , Rostov , Yaroslavl , Beloozero , Udoria , Obdoria , Kondia , Vitebsk , Mstislav , and all northern territories ; Ruler of Iveria , Kartalinia , and

3290-412: The military years and folk songs, arias from operas, songs of the world and spiritual music but also new songs such as Iliya Reznik's "To Serve Russia", and those written by Eduard Hanka, Kim Breytburg, Sergey Sashin and other modern composers and poets. —Director Leonid Ivanovich Malev, 1 December 2008 The Alexandrov children's choir school was founded in 2007. Malev said about the school: It's not

3360-646: The official titles in the First Bulgarian Empire (681–1018), Second Bulgarian Empire (1185–1396), the Kingdom of Bulgaria (1908–1946), the Serbian Empire (1346–1371), and the Tsardom of Russia (1547–1721). The first ruler to adopt the title tsar was Simeon I of Bulgaria . Simeon II , the last tsar of Bulgaria , is the last person to hold this title. The title tsar is derived from

3430-486: The opera Prince Igor written by Alexander Borodin . This is from our dance classics, but we always update the dance repertoire. ( Leonid Ivanovich Malev, current Director of the Ensemble, interviewed by Russia Beyond the Headlines 1 Dec 2008 ) The artistic director was Valery Khalilov but he, and 63 other members of the Ensemble, were killed in an aircraft crash on 25 December 2016 . The chief choreographer

3500-440: The orchestra are AA Mogulkin, Y. Savkin, MG Chervov, PD Shchennikov, NI Diakov, AI Egorov, VM Predelin: all Honoured Artist of Russia. Vocal coaches are People's Artist of Russia , laureate of competitions, MI Glinka and PI Tchaikovsky, Professor KP Lisovsky. The Principal Concertmaster is Honoured Artist of Russia V. Brodsky. In the ballet are GD Pavlyuchenko, IV Konygina, P.U. Khmelnitski: all Honoured Artist of Russia. In 2019,

3570-607: The other songs of the military years as well as "The Day of the Victory", " Dark Eyes ", "Vecherny zvon" and "Podmoskovnye vechera". All these songs are known because of the Alexandrov folk song and dance company and people want to hear these songs at every concert. They are not just part of our history; they are great masterpieces. It is interesting that " Svyaschennaya Voyna ", written by Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov in 1941, helped Soviet soldiers to protect their Motherland and

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3640-599: The people who live there. As a rule it helps to find a rapport with, and the appreciation of, the audience. And for us it is some kind of musical gift, to honour the host country and its people. For instance in Canada when we sang the National Anthem of Russia people stood up to show respect to our country, and when we finished we sang their country's anthem " O Canada ". A million people in our country and abroad like songs like " Kalinka ", "Katyusha", " Smuglyanka " and

3710-513: The period of Kievan Rus' never styled themselves as tsars. The first Russian ruler to openly break with the khan of the Golden Horde , Mikhail of Tver ( r.  1285–1318 ), assumed the title basileus ton Ros , as well as tsar . Following his assertion of independence from the khan in 1476, Ivan III , the grand prince of Moscow ( r.  1462–1505 ), adopted the title of sovereign of all Russia , and he later also started to use

3780-499: The pope for the "imperial title" conferred upon him. After Bulgaria's liberation from the Ottomans in 1878, its new monarchs were at first autonomous prince ( knyaz ). With the declaration of full independence, Ferdinand I of Bulgaria adopted the traditional title "tsar" in 1908 and it was used until the abolition of the monarchy in 1946. However, these titles were not generally perceived as equivalents of "emperor" any longer. In

3850-478: The public figure who wrote the music to the State Anthem of the Soviet Union . He came from a musical background of hymns and folk songs , could play the viola and had perfect pitch , so he sang in the church choir and performed at festivals. He was heard singing at the village school by PA Zalivuhin, a soloist in the choir at Kazan Cathedral, St. Petersburg . Zalivuhin persuaded Alexandrov's parents to let

3920-611: The succession and claimed the same titles as a dynast in Thessaly. After his death around 1370, he was succeeded in his claims by his son John Uroš , who retired to a monastery in about 1373. The title tsar was used once by church officials of Kievan Rus' in the naming of Yaroslav the Wise , the grand prince of Kiev ( r.  1019–1054 ). This may have related to Yaroslav's war against Byzantium and to his efforts to distance himself from Constantinople . However, other princes during

3990-570: The tenor Victor Nikitin , some German folk songs were also included. The people joined in, singing Heidenröslein , and Nikitin sang Kalinka three times in a row. The concert was very successful, and very moving. A sound recording of the concert was made, and pressed in 1985 under the Radio DDR 1 label. This is listed on the Alexandrov Ensemble discography page. However the Berlin Peace Concert did not happen in isolation. It

4060-467: The title of "tsar" is more honorable for Muscovites than "kaiser" or "king" exactly because it was God and not some earthly potentate who ordained to apply it to David, Solomon, and other kings of Israel. Samuel Collins , a court physician to Tsar Alexis in 1659–66, styled the latter "Great Emperor", commenting that "as for the word Czar , it has so near relation to Cesar ... that it may well be granted to signifie Emperor. The Russians would have it to be

4130-594: The title of tsar regularly in diplomatic relations with the West. From about 1480, he is designated as imperator in his Latin correspondence, as keyser in his correspondence with the Swedish regent, and as kejser in his correspondence with the Danish king, Teutonic Knights , and the Hanseatic League . Ivan's son Vasily III continued using these titles. Sigismund von Herberstein (1486–1566) observed that

4200-504: The titles of kaiser and imperator were attempts to render the Russian term tsar into German and Latin, respectively. The title-inflation related to Russia's growing ambitions to become an Orthodox " third Rome ", after the fall of Constantinople in 1453. The monarch in Moscow was recognized as an emperor by Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I in 1514. However, the first Russian ruler to be formally crowned as tsar of all Russia

4270-585: The war it was down to 60." A previous tour to East Germany had been cancelled due to the sudden death of Alexander Alexandrov in 1946 in Potsdam , when in his bed was found an annotated copy of Beethoven 's Symphony No. 9 , showing that A. Alexandrov had been preparing the final chorus for a performance. Now Boris, his son, was ready to follow his father's plan. The 1948 peace concert was to consist of German opera extracts and Russian folk songs ( Nightingales , Zemlyanka and Roads ); and after an intervention by

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4340-399: The word "academic" was added to the title ( A. V. Alexandrov Twice Red-bannered and Red-starred Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army ). After the dissolution of the Soviet Union , the ensemble received its present name in 1998. Born into a peasant family, Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov became the first artistic director of the ensemble, choirmaster, conductor, teacher and

4410-522: Was Ivan IV ("the Terrible"), in 1547. Some foreign ambassadors—namely, Herberstein (in 1516 and 1525), Daniel Printz a Buchau (in 1576 and 1578) and Just Juel (in 1709)—indicated that the word "tsar" should not be translated as "emperor", because it is applied by Russians to David , Solomon and other Biblical kings, who are simple reges . On the other hand, Jacques Margeret , a bodyguard of False Demetrius I ( r.  1605–1606 ), argues that

4480-409: Was crowned as such in Skopje on Easter (April 16) 1346 by the newly elevated Serbian patriarch, alongside the Bulgarian patriarch and archbishop of Ohrid. On the same occasion, he had his wife Helena of Bulgaria crowned as empress and his son associated in power as king. When Dušan died in 1355, his son Stefan Uroš V became the next emperor. The new emperor's uncle Simeon Uroš (Siniša) contested

4550-415: Was increasingly viewed as inferior to "emperor" or as highlighting the oriental side of the rank. Upon annexing Crimea in 1783, Catherine the Great adopted the hellenicized title "tsaritsa of Tauric Chersonesos ", rather than "tsaritsa of the Crimea". By 1815, when Russia annexed a large part of Poland, the title had clearly come to be interpreted in Russia as the equivalent of Polish król ("king"), and

4620-400: Was not the creator of the ensemble. In this version the first troupe is named as follows. Singers: Tkachenko, Zyukov, Samarin, Rozanov, Koltypin, Tolskov, Golyaev, Charov. Dancers: Maximov, Svetlov. Bayanist: Surdin. The second version says that the ensemble was formed out of the Frunze Red Army Central House in 1928. There is also a story that Stalin then asked Alexandrov to relocate

4690-481: Was part of a series of punishing yearly tours to war-torn areas. The main tour season during and just after World War II appears to have run from June to October – perhaps because the large troupe usually had to perform outdoors, to accommodate large audiences. The August 1948 Berlin concert occurred two-thirds of the way through a tour to (20 June to 18 July) Prague , Most , Brno , Bratislava , Ostrava , Žilina and Košice in Czechoslovakia ; then apparently without

4760-509: Was succeeded by People's Artist of Russia Igor Agafonnikov the same year, with Anatoly Maltsev as the ensemble chief. He retired as the principal conductor in 1994; he died that year and was buried in Moscow at the Novodevichy Cemetery . Under B. A. Alexandrov, the ensemble was highly disciplined. Boris's party trick was to leave the stage and allow the ensemble to perform "En Route" alone. Members were positioned so that they could not all watch one orchestral leader, and this appeared to be

4830-451: Was the tunic and riding breeches. On 1 January 1970, this was changed to dress uniform, and there have been further variations to the dress uniform as used by the ensemble since 1970. In 2009, The Aleksandrov Red Army Choir took part in the Eurovision Song Contest when the contest was hosted in Moscow as part of a collaboration during the First Semi Final, as they get joined by 2003 Representatives t.A.T.u who performed "Not Gonna Get Us" as

4900-424: Was unforgettable. It is dominant in the history of the ensemble. It was necessary to make a new creative leap – from wartime military music to postwar relaxing harmony. It was important, and the transition had to be managed on many fronts, including getting the Ensemble back into its original pre-war role, performing the classics and singing folk songs. Before the war the Ensemble had 200 professional singers; following

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