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Formed in 1928, The Red Army Choir is a performing ensemble that served as the official army choir of the former Soviet Union’s Red Army. The choir consists of a male choir, an orchestra, and a dance ensemble. The songs they perform range from Russian folk tunes to Church hymns, operatic arias and popular music. During World War II, the choir gave over 1500 performances at both soviet fronts, entertaining troops about to go into battle, at gun emplacements, airfields, and in hospitals.

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Red Army Choir has continued performing, entertaining audiences both inside and outside Russia. In 1993 the Red Army Choir became an item of pop culture by performing together with the Finnish cult band Leningrad Cowboys both in Helsinki, where they performed on the Senate Square in front of 70,000 ecstatic listeners, and in Berlin.

For a more comprehensive history of the Red Army Choir, go to the Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Army_Choir
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