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'Roads' or 'The Roads' (Russian: ) is a Soviet WWII song by Anatoly Novikov to lyrics by the poet Lev Ivanovich Oshanin. The song is one of the best-known works of the composer, having been popularised by both ensembles carrying the name of the Red Army Choir, namely the Alexandrov Ensemble and MVD Ensemble. Novikov and Oshanin were members of a military troupe at the front and the song was composed under artillery fire at Zhizdra.Elena Polyudova [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Iy75DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA149 Soviet War Songs in the Context of Russian Culture] 2016 p.149 "L. Oshanin recollected: The song 'Roads' was born when we were lying down on the battlefield under Zhizdra, overtaken by the bombing attack; and a flaxen-haired lieutenant who had fallen next to us, never got up. ... A soloist of the Ensemble Ivan Shmelev was the first singer to perform Roads." It was then picked up by other soloists and ensembles. Then the song became popular and well-known even for school children. ." Among those who have recorded the song are Muslim Magomayev, Ivan Rebroff (1986), Dmitri Hvorostovsky on the war songs album 'Where Are You My Brothers', and the Choir of Sretensky Monastery. The song begins "Ah roads.." (, ) and is not to be confused with another Red Army Choir favourite " " ("On the road") or ", !" ("Hey, on the road!").

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