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'Niet Molotoff' is a Finnish propaganda song composed during the Winter War to mock the Soviet invaders. It was composed by Matti Jurva and the lyrics were written by Tatu Pekkarinen. Jurva first recorded the song in 1942 with a group named Kristalli-Tanssiorkesteri conducted by George de Godzinsky. The orchestral accompaniment of the recording was arranged by Robert von Essen.

The song ridicules Soviet foreign affairs minister Vyacheslav Molotov, comparing him to Nikolay Bobrikov, a tsarist official who was murdered for his attempts to institute Russification policies in Finland. The chorus lambasts Molotov for "lying more than Bobrikov himself" in response to Molotov's justifications for the invasion, while the rest of the song mocks the Soviet expectations of a smooth conquest and also derides Joseph Stalin "and other charlatans".

The song's melody is based on that of the Russian folk song 'Ukhar-kupets' (-).

It was re-recorded by Solistiyhtye Suomi as Njet Molotoff in 1989.

Ukrainian version "Niet Vladimir"



In 2022, a Ukrainian version of the song called "Niet Vladimir" appeared on YouTube ridiculing the Russian invaders.

See also



*Chukhna, an old Russian slur for Finns referenced in the song

References





Category:Propaganda songs

Category:Finnish songs

Category:1942 songs

Category:Continuation War

Category:Songs about the military

Category:Songs of World War II

Category:Cultural depictions of Russian men

Category:Cultural depictions of politicians

Category:Songs about politicians

Category:Anti-communist propaganda

Category:Winter War in popular culture

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