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The song is often referred to as a patriotic song from the times of the uprising, [clarification needed] [3] and a Ukrainian folk song. [4] It is still commonly performed today, especially at events honoring the Ukrainian Insurgent Army [ 5 ] and by nationalist organisations and party meetings, such as those of VO Svoboda .
The song has many variations. The song "Oi u luzi" was in the repertoire of Feodor Chaliapin. [4] The red viburnum (kalyna in Ukrainian)—a deciduous shrub that grows four to five metres tall—is a national symbol of Ukraine. [5] A silhouette of it is depicted along the edges of the flag of the president of Ukraine.
The song won the contest with 631 points, becoming the first replacement song, the first rap song and the first song sung entirely in Ukrainian to win. "Stefania" charted in twenty-two music markets, topping the charts in Ukraine and Lithuania, while also reaching the top ten within Finland, Croatia, Iceland, Hungary and Sweden.
A thriving book scene. The number of bookstores in Ukraine has increased from 200 pre-war to almost 500 now. The largest of them, Sens, opened on Kyiv’s main street in the midst of the war.
The song's lyrics include, "It's my life/ It's now or never." Also, "Yeah, this is for the ones who stood their ground" and "Don't bend, don't break, baby, don't back down." It's one of the band's ...
But as Blinken sang the “keep on rockin’ in the free world” chorus, which is repeated 12 times in the 4-minute 40-second song, Russian troops were advancing near and around Kharkiv, Ukraine ...
As a requirement of the song contest rules, forbidding direct political references, lyrics mentioning Yuschenko were removed. The verses were rewritten to include both Ukrainian and English lyrics, while the chorus' sentence "Razom nas bahato" was repeated in eight languages: Ukrainian, Polish, German, Spanish, Czech, French and Russian.
"Bayraktar" is a Ukrainian patriotic military propaganda [2] song released on 1 March 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Dedicated to the Baykar Bayraktar TB2 combat drone due to its successful deployment against Russian troops, the song is written by Ukrainian soldier Taras Borovok, and mocks both the Russian Armed Forces and the invasion itself.