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"Vdol po Piterskoy" (russian: Вдоль по Питерской, "Down the Peterskaya Road") is one of the best-known Russian folk songs.
Vladimir Gilyarovsky, a Russian journalist and writer, devoted a chapter of his book ''Moscow and Muscovites'' to the song.
Some authors say that one ancient soldiers' song began with the same words ("Down the Petersky/"). Later that expression became a catchphrase meaning “to do something in plain sight” (to ride, to fly, etc.).
''Down the Petersky'' by Feodor Chaliapin
(Hayes, 1924) {{Authority control Feodor Chaliapin songs Russian folk songs
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Historical background
Vladimir Gilyarovsky, a Russian journalist and writer, devoted a chapter of his book ''Moscow and Muscovites'' to the song.
Some authors say that one ancient soldiers' song began with the same words ("Down the Petersky/"). Later that expression became a catchphrase meaning “to do something in plain sight” (to ride, to fly, etc.). Nikolai Dobronravov
Nikolai Nikolayevich Dobronravov (Russian: Николай Николаевич Добронравов; born 22 November 1928) is a Soviet and Russian poet and lyricist. He collaborates with his wife Aleksandra Pakhmutova.
He has two higher educati ...
, a Russian poet, used the phrase in his song "You know what a guy he was" dedicated to Yuri Gagarin.
Settings and performance
Some works of such composers as Tchaikovsky orStravinsky
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (6 April 1971) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, later of French (from 1934) and American (from 1945) citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential 20th-century clas ...
contain themes based on «Vdol po Piterskoy».
The song was popularized by Feodor Chaliapin and by the Alexandrov Ensemble. It also appeared in the repertoires of Yuri Gulyayev, Leonid Kharitonov, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Sergei Lemeshev, Vladimir Matorin
Vladimir Anatolyevich Matorin (russian: Влади́мир Анато́льевич Мато́рин; May 2, 1948) is a famous Russian opera singer. He is considered one of the greatest contemporary bass singer in Russia.
Biography
Vladimir was ...
, and Muslim Magomayev.
References
External links
*''Down the Petersky'' by Feodor Chaliapin
(Hayes, 1924) {{Authority control Feodor Chaliapin songs Russian folk songs