Soldiers Friend

Pupils of the Military Music School play musical instruments. Photo-portrait of P. Parfyonov - the author of the words of the song "Partisan Hymn". Newsreel. Partisans on the march, rest. Composer D. Ya. Pokrass - author of the music "March of the 1st Cavalry Army" leafing through the notes. Newsreel. The cavalry of the 1st Cavalry Army is galloping. Aircraft in the air. Photo: pilots V. P. Chkalov, G. Baidukov, A. Belyakov at the airport in Vancouver. The song of the composer Hayt "Higher..." Is played. Newsreel of the Great Patriotic War: tanks are going; a soldier is running with a banner; explosions, ruins. The song of A. V. Aleksandrov to the words of V. I. Lebedev-Kumach "Sacred War" is played. Composer V.P.Soloviev-Sedoy tells (synchronously) the story of the song's creation. Composer A. G. Novikov speaks (synchronously) about the songs of Soviet composers dedicated to the Soviet Army; plays his song "Our Star Power" on the piano. Pilots in the cockpit; missile launch.

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Script Y. Galperin, sound V. Georgievskaya