The History of one Song: Concerning Study of the Musical Heritage of the Soviet Period

The article is devoted to David Tukhmanov’s song Victory Day set Vladimir Kharitonov’s text, which became a symbol of the momentous victory 1945 in Great Patriotic War. Reconstructing history development this song, author examines mechanisms formation genre mass song. raises problem range applying various scholarly approaches for studying musical heritage Soviet period. Examination made sociocultural context creating as well performance aspect its existence political and ideological discourse formed 1960s 1970s society. Analysis applied composition’s poetic text peculiarities genre-related features. leading tendencies are traced out: interpenetration genres form synthesis march tango; rejection established canons It highlighted that corresponds conceptions composer poet: create an artistic image simultaneously combines itself social cohesion humanism correspondence with demand society’s movement towards civil consolidation. In his conclusions arrived upon discloses nature mechanism birth means functioning also outlines facts shows topicality given type culture at present stage.