Russian Red Army Choir - Song of the Volga Boatmen (1965)

Leonid Kharitonov Russian Red Army Choir - The Song of the Volga Boatmen (“Эй, ухнем“). Leonid Kharitonov’s channel -- The Song of the Volga Boatmen is a well-known traditional Russian song collected by Mily Balakirev, and published in his book of folk songs. It is a genuine barge-haulers’ shanty. The song, also called The Volga Burlak’s Song, was inspired by Repin’s famous painting, Burlaks on the Volga, depicting the suffering of the peop