The Sacred War

1941 patriotic soldier's song composed by Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov with lyrics by Vasily Lebedev-Kumach performed by Alexandrov Ensemble
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q714119
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The Sacred War

Summary

The Sacred War is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,322 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Sacred War is in the country of Soviet Union[3].
  • The Sacred War's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[4].
  • The Sacred War's composer is recorded as Alexander Alexandrov[5].
  • The Sacred War's genre is military music[6].
  • The Sacred War's genre is soldier song[7].
  • The Sacred War's genre is patriotic song[8].
  • The Sacred War was performed by Alexandrov Ensemble[9].
  • The Sacred War's language of work or name is recorded as Russian[10].
  • The Sacred War's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union[11].
  • The Sacred War was published on June 24, 1941[12].
  • The Sacred War was published on June 28, 1941[13].
  • The Sacred War's lyricist is recorded as Vasily Lebedev-Kumach[14].
  • The Sacred War's date of first performance is recorded as June 26, 1941[15].
  • The Sacred War's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Священная война'}[16].
  • The Sacred War's different from is recorded as Q16695575[17].
  • The Sacred War's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+302'}[18].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cf8af007-9a04-49d5-aa75-b3eff47ec665[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Sacred War was performed by Alexandrov Ensemble[9].

Publication

Publication dates include June 24, 1941[12] and June 28, 1941[13]. The Sacred War's language of work or name is recorded as Russian[10]. Genres include military music[6], soldier song[7], and patriotic song[8].

Why It Matters

The Sacred War ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,322 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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