Oleg Gazmanov – Forward Russia (Вперёд, Россия!)
Oleg Gazmanov (= Олег Газманов, 1951) loves Russia and doesn’t hide it. This makes him both friends and enemies, but that won’t stop Oleg Gazmanov. Чем выше давление, the higher the pressure, тем крепче бетон, the stronger the concrete.
Hackers
According to the description of Вперёд, Россия! (Forward Russia), the clip о Величии России, about the greatness of Russia, was removed by hackers. Gazmanov’s website was also hacked. Значит, он кого-то настолько сильно задел, meaning it must have hit someone hard.
The law of Gazmanov: Песни, связанные с мощью Державы, songs related to the power of the Nation, надо продвигать всей страной, should be promoted across the entire country.
Fire and strength
Promotion in the form of embedding was not possible. However, other performances were allowed and have not yet been hacked.
Россия, Россия – в этом слове огонь и сила: Russia, Russia – in that word there is fire and strength. Lyrics available at Lyricstranslate and Musixmatch, and see clip 2. In the third clip, Gazmanov has brought friends along.
Товарищ Иванов, 2017
Performances
For more versions, check out this homemade gem (2020), this theater performance (2016), this animated video (2015), and a patriotic clip (2015). There’s also a funny version (2021) and a parody (2021).
More Gazmanov
Other comparable or even more intense songs by Gazmanov include Бессмертный полк (Immortal Regiment, 2018), Чем выше давление - тем крепче бетон (The higher the pressure, the stronger the concrete, 2017), and Никто, кроме нас! (None but us, 2015).
Most of the music here is also in an
R1 playlist on YouTube (in order of release).
See also
Best Russian Music and
Russian Song Lyrics.
last updated 31-03-2021
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