"Kraina mriy" ( uk, Країна мрій, Krajina mrij, ; "The Land of Dreams") is a song by the Ukrainian rock band
Vopli Vidopliassova
Vopli Vidopliassova ( uk, Воплі Відоплясова ), also shortened to VV (), is a Ukrainian rock band. It was created in 1986 in Kyiv, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union (present-day Ukraine). The leader of the band is singer Ol ...
. Written in 1990, the song was first released on the band's album '' Hey, O.K'' that year by Kobza International, but did not gain popularity until its release on the album of the same name in 1994. Since then, it has become an anthem of sorts for VV fans, often closing their concerts.
The song inspired the
music festival
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of the same name in 2004.
History
The song was written in 1990 by vocalist/accordionist Oleg Skripka. It was first released on the album ''Hey, O.K'' by Kobza International that year, and in 1991 on a Kobza compilation.
In 1994, the song became the title track of the band's official debut album, released on SBA/Gala Records in Russia and by the band on cassette.
Since 1998, it is occasionally used to end the band's concerts.
In 2011, the band re-sung the song in the Belarusian language as “Краіна мрой” for the Budzma! Tuzin. Perazagruzka-2 compilation album. In 2018 the music portal Tuzin.fm together with Letapis.by selected this self-cover by
Vopli Vidopliassova
Vopli Vidopliassova ( uk, Воплі Відоплясова ), also shortened to VV (), is a Ukrainian rock band. It was created in 1986 in Kyiv, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union (present-day Ukraine). The leader of the band is singer Ol ...
in the top of “60 today’s hits in the Belarusian language,” a list of best songs released since 1988.