Official return onscreen of Maksim will apparently occur this summer. In fact, according to source maxim-fans.ru this will occur precisely on June 5, 2009. She will appear on MUZA- TV, where she will sing Ne Otdam!!! (YAY FOR ME)
But thus far, Marina is more preoccupied dealing with her daughter, who, may I remind you was born on March 8, 2009. The cute little thing is almost two months old now and not a single picture yet released by the periodicals.
Speaking of may 8th...The day after (Saturday may 9th) is as you all know DEN POBEDI, THE DAY OF VICTORY, where the Russian army overtook Hitler and chased him away (well...actually, technically, it was a treaty signed by Stalin and Hitler but...oh well...its still День Победы...). День Победы (Den pobedi) translates to THE DAY OF VICTORY. In fact, it all happened on a dark and stormy night...In March 1975. Poet Vladimir Kharitonov, ex-war veteran, approached his traditional co-author, the young composer David Tukhmanov with a proposal to write a new song for the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the WWII.
The song composed by Tukhmanov and Kharitonov was originally reject by the jury. HOWEVER, AMAZING SINGER LEV LECHENKO premiered it during his concert in Alma-Ata in late April where it received CRITICAL ACCLAIM!
Ever since, the song has been played on every 9th of may and is recognized as THE song commemorating the victory in 1945.
MAY WE NEVER FORGET THIS GREAT DAY!
Here are a few quotes:
Vladimir Shainsky, veteran composer: "the song seemed to have turned back the time. Although written three decades after the war, it now seems that it was this song that helped us to gain the victory". I ABSOLUTELY CONCUR!
Leonid Brezhnev, Soviet leader: "folks would sing this tune for many years after you and I are gone". He said to Kharitonov.
It is even a hit in America!:
American researcher David MacFadyen: "this powerful song draws not upon the bravery of youthful soldiers but the private memories of aging, graying veterans. Its poignant combination of joy at a stunning victory and sadness at great loss sounds just as relevant today, when the war itself is something about which many young Russians neither know nor care".
Without further ado...the 1975 hit...DEN POBEDI:
LA LA LA LALALALALA LALA LA
Here are the lyrics...SING ALONG, SING IT LOUD, SING IT PROUD! ETOT DEN POBEDI!
Den' Pobedy, kak on byl ot nas dalyok,
Kak v kostre potukhshem tayal ugolyok.
Byli vyorsty, obgorelye, v pyli —
Etot den' my priblizhali kak mogli.
Chorus:
Etot Den' Pobedy
Porokhom propakh,
Eto prazdnik,
S sedinoyu na viskakh.
Eto radost'
So slezami na glazakh.
Den' Pobedy!
Den' Pobedy!
Den' Pobedy!
Dni i nochi u martenovskikh pechey,
Ne smykala nasha Rodina ochey.
Dni i nochi bitvu trudnuyu veli, —
Etot den' my priblizhali kak mogli.
Chorus
Zdravstvuy, mama, vozvratilis' my ne vse,
Bosikom by probezhat'sya po rose!
Pol-Yevropy proshagali, pol-Zemli —
Etot den' my priblizhali kak mogli.
Chorus x 2
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