Everything is better with the March of the Soviet Tankmen.

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2008-03-12 02:48pm

Proof from Star Wars

Likewise, every politial event is improved via the Imperial March.

Dobbie is inaugurated

Anyway, even more proof of Soviet Tankmen's march improving things; here's some firepower demos of commie shit firing at shit:

The Classic

Xess · Post by **Xess** » 2008-03-13 05:00am

Holy SHIT! I agree with Shep! That is awesome. I am SO learning to speak Russian.

pieman3141 · Post by **pieman3141** » 2008-03-18 12:16am

Whatever you might say about the commies, they certainly had more style than we ever did.

Slightly off-topic: That Soviet Anthem really outdoes most Western ones.

Phantasee · Post by **Phantasee** » 2008-03-23 02:14pm

pieman3141 wrote:Whatever you might say about the commies, they certainly had more style than we ever did.

I think it's a case of different style more than more style. Exotic and different is usually more enticing than traditional and mundane.

Post by **Vympel** » 2008-03-23 10:11pm

I don't know, I think Hans Zimmer does good shit that goes with the theme, heh

Zixinus · Post by **Zixinus** » 2008-03-24 08:29am

I'm not impressed. Sure, the style is good, but the recordings are old.

Post by **K. A. Pital** » 2008-03-24 01:55pm

That's an old march, man

But yes, those songs were cool. Most of them are in Russia's golden musical fund, and greatly enjoyed by the people, especially the Great Patriotic War ones and those about peaceful life from older movies.

March of Tankists, 1938 version wrote:The armour's strong and tanks are fast and rolling
And our men are full of fortitude
They stay in line, the Soviet gallant tankmen
The sons of their majestic Motherland

Refrain:

In flashes of fire and cold steel glitter
The tanks will start their furious attack
When sent to fight by comrade Stalin
And Voroshilov'll take us to combat!

The work of plants and kolkhoz fields' labour
We will protect, defending our land
With striking force of our gunned towers
By speed and frenzyness of fire

Refrain.

So let this foe, in ambush hide, remember -
We are alert, we look after the enemy of ours
We would not take a footstep of others' land
But won't allow to take a single inch from us

Refrain.

And if a seasoned enemy will enter,
He will be beaten here and everywhere!
And then the drivers will fire up the starters,
And run in woods, and mounds and mires

Refrain.

Post by **Vympel** » 2008-03-24 09:01pm

My favorite martial song from Russia has to be On the March/ On the Road (title varies, I've got two different .mp3s). I fell in love with it when it's played at the end of the World at War episode Red Star, being the situation by the end of the "deep" stage of the Great Patriotic War (post-Kursk victory, liberation of various areas) - ie. wonderfully appropriate for the Red Army rolling West.

Lord Relvenous · Post by **Lord Relvenous** » 2008-03-25 12:55am

I've fallen in love with Russian opera lately, so thank you shep!

Coiler · Post by **Coiler** » 2008-03-25 05:22pm

I believe that "The March of the Soviet Tankmen" should become the anthem for every mechanized unit, regardless of nationality. It's just that cool.

Darth Hoth · Post by **Darth Hoth** » 2008-03-26 01:14pm

The totalitarians certainly knew how to make music; there are some fairly good Nazi pieces (purely musically speaking, of course) as well, if I recall correctly.

Just for the fun of it: Did the Italians have any decent marches in the war?

Master_Baerne · Post by **Master_Baerne** » 2008-03-30 01:19pm

pieman3141 wrote:Whatever you might say about the commies, they certainly had more style than we ever did.

Slightly off-topic: That Soviet Anthem really outdoes most Western ones.

Especially when one finds out what the lyrics mean; let's compare:

US National Anthem: Oh say can you see, by the dawn's early light?

Soviet National Anthem: Unbreakable union of freeborn republics,
By Great Russia united, forever to stand! United and mighty, our Soviet land!

Which inspires you more?