performer: "Finlandia", "Let's Work Together", "The Volga Boatmen's Song", "Happy Together", "Delilah", "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", "Polyushko Pole (Oh, Field)", "Kalinka", "Gimme All Your Lovin'", "Jewelry Box", "Sweet Home Alabama", "Ochi chyornye" (Dark Eyes), "Those Were the Days"
The ensemble was founded in 1928 by Alexander Alexandrov. He won a competition to write a Soviet national anthem, becoming instantly famous. "Be Glorious, Our Free Fatherland," is still the anthem of the Russian Federation (albeit with revised lyrics).
