Plot synopsis

The self-contained concert items are linked by the presentation of the host, Nikolai Cherkasov.

Program

Classical ballet performed by the ensemble of the Leningrad Kirov State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. Choreography by Vakhtang Chabukiani. Soloists: Natalia Dudinskaya and Vakhtang Chabukiani.

“The Malefactor” (Злоумышленник), a short story by Anton Chekhov, read by Ivan Moskvin.

“Suliko”, a Georgian folk song performed by Ketevana Dzheparidze.

“Charlie Chaplin, Pat and Patachon”, a parodic eccentric dance performed by Nikolai Cherkasov, Pyotr Beryozov and Roman Yuryev.

Puppet theatre by Sergei Obraztsov.

Circus act by Boris Eder featuring a group of trained lions.

“The Husband”, a short story by Mikhail Zoshchenko, read by Vladimir Khenkin

. Songs “The Sea Stretched Far and Wide” (“Раскинулось море широко”), “The Steamboat” (“Пароход”) and “Be Healthy, Live in Prosperity” (“Будьте здоровы, живите богато”), the latter a Belarusian drinking song, performed by Leonid Utyosov's variety orchestra.

“The Heroes of Lake Khasan” (“Герои Хасана”), a song composed by Isaak Dunaevsky with lyrics by Vasily Lebedev-Kumach, performed by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra and the Leningrad Academic Choir.

Credited as the film's composer, Isaak Dunaevsky also appears on screen in the final musical number: after introducing the song “Герои Хасана” (The Heroes of Lake Khasan), of which he sings a few lines himself, he conducts the orchestra. His involvement in the film's overall musical conception seems likely, but his exact role in putting together the programme has not been established.

Selected in the following festivals or events :

- Soviet cinema and songs, (kinoglaz.fr), 2026

Photos, videos, texts

**** Песни - Chansons - Songs ****

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Герои Хасана / Les Héros du lac Khassan / The Heroes of Lake Khasan


Герои Хасана / Les Héros du lac Khassan / The Heroes of Lake Khasan
Музыка-Исаак Дунаевский, слова-Василий Лебедев-Кумач
Musique : Isaac Dounaevski, paroles : Vassili Lebedev-Koumatch
Music: Isaac Dunaevsky, lyrics: Vasiliy Lebedev-Kumach

Песня была написана 26 августа 1938 года в ответ на просьбу бойцов, сражавшихся у озера Хасан.
Les paroles de cette chanson furent écrites par Vassili Lebedev-Koumatch le 26 août 1938, à la demande des soldats qui avaient combattu près du lac Khassan.
The lyrics of this song were written by Vasily Lebedev-Kumach on August 26, 1938, at the request of the soldiers who had fought near Lake Khasan.”

Герои Хасана

Звучите, оркестры, играйте, баяны,
В далеких и близких советских краях.
О славных победах, о жарких боях!

Припев:

Пусть наша песня раскатится вдали,
- Врага прогоним мы любого
И с нашего моря, и с нашей земли,
И с нашего неба большого!

Отважно сражалась стальная пехота,
И пушки без промаха били врагов,
И ливнем огня поливали высоты
Могучие стаи советских орлов.

К победе и славе с отвагой упорной
Герои со сталинским именем шли.
Не снять никому с высоты Заозерной
Свободное знамя советской земли!

Геройская кровь проливалась недаром, -
Врага мы прогнали штыком и огнем.
Лихим командирам, бойцам, комиссарам
Мы звонкую славу сегодня поем.

Варианты припева:

1)
Какие бы силы на нас не пошли,
Врага прогоним мы любого
И с нашего моря, и с нашей земли,
И с нашего неба большого!

2)
Коль враг затронет советский гордый флаг,
Тройным ударом мы ответим.
Врага не подпустим к себе ни на шаг, -
Его по-хасански мы встретим!


Les Héros du lac Khassan

Résonnez, orchestres, jouez, accordéons,
Dans les régions soviétiques, proches et lointaines.
Nous chantons les héros du lac Khassan,
Leurs glorieuses victoires et leurs combats acharnés !

Refrain :

Que notre chanson retentisse au loin !
Nous chasserons tout ennemi
De notre mer, de notre terre
Et de notre vaste ciel !

L'infanterie d'acier combattait vaillamment,
Et les canons frappaient l'ennemi sans jamais manquer leur cible.
Les puissantes escadrilles des aigles soviétiques
Déversaient sur les hauteurs une pluie de feu.

Avec une bravoure obstinée, vers la victoire et la gloire,
Marchaient les héros portant le nom de Staline.
Personne ne pourra arracher des hauteurs de Zaoziornaïa
Le libre drapeau de la terre soviétique !

Le sang des héros n'a pas été versé en vain :
Nous avons chassé l'ennemi à la baïonnette et par le feu.
Aux vaillants commandants, aux soldats, aux commissaires,
Nous chantons aujourd'hui une gloire retentissante.

Variantes du refrain :

Première variante

Quelles que soient les forces lancées contre nous,
Nous chasserons tout ennemi
De notre mer, de notre terre
Et de notre vaste ciel !

Deuxième variante

Si l'ennemi touche au fier drapeau soviétique,
Nous répondrons par une triple riposte.
Nous ne laisserons pas l'ennemi avancer d'un seul pas :
Nous l'accueillerons comme au lac Khassan !


The Heroes of Lake Khasan

Sound out, orchestras, play, accordions,
Throughout the Soviet lands, both far and near.
We sing of the heroes of Lake Khasan,
Of glorious victories and fierce battles!

Chorus:

Let our song resound far and wide!
We shall drive away any enemy
From our seas, from our land,
And from our vast skies!

The steel-hearted infantry fought bravely,
And the guns struck the enemy without missing.
Mighty squadrons of Soviet eagles
Rained torrents of fire upon the heights.

With unwavering courage, towards victory and glory,
Marched the heroes bearing Stalin's name.
No one shall ever tear down from the heights of Zaozyornaya
The free banner of the Soviet land!

The heroes' blood was not shed in vain:
We drove the enemy away with bayonet and fire.
To the gallant commanders, soldiers and commissars,
Today we sing resounding praises.

Alternative versions of the chorus:

First version

Whatever forces may be sent against us,
We shall drive away any enemy
From our seas, from our land,
And from our vast skies!

Second version

If the enemy lays a hand on the proud Soviet flag,
We shall respond with a threefold blow.
We shall not let the enemy advance a single step:
We shall meet him as we did at Lake Khasan!