Katyusha is usually the name of a Russian girl. In World War II, it was also named as a world-famous weapon: Katyusha multi-barrel rocket launcher, while the German Nazis called it "Stalin's organ".
Although this song is a Soviet song, it has witnessed Sino-Russian friendship. After the creation, it quickly spread throughout China and Russia, especially after the baptism of war and war fire, making this song more meaningful.
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Katyusha was inspired by China. In 1930s, China was in a difficult War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, and a small-scale battle broke out between the Soviet Union and Japan in Zhang Gufeng on the Sino-Soviet border.
Isakovski, a Soviet poet, saw the beautiful scenery in late spring and early summer in Hunchun, Northeast China and wrote a lyric poem.
After seeing this poem, Bronte, a famous Soviet composer, immediately composed it as a song-The Birth of Katyusha. Two years later, Katyusha quickly became popular in the Soviet Union.
After the founding of New China, Sino-Soviet relations entered the honeymoon period, and Katyusha was introduced to China, becoming one of the most familiar and favorite Soviet songs. This song was played on many occasions in the 1950s, and Katyusha became a symbol of the times.
Katyusha played an important role in the victory of the anti-fascist war. It is full of girls' affectionate songs, which makes the soldiers lying in the cold trenches feel warm and comforted with cold weapons.
In recognition of Katyusha's inspiring role in the anti-fascist war, the Soviet Union also established a memorial hall for Katyusha in the village of Fos Huo Da in Smolensk region, which is unprecedented in the history of human war and music.
The honor guards of the three armies of the Chinese People's Liberation Army sang "Katyusha" on the Red Square, just to express their respect and memory for the anti-fascist veterans and pay the highest respect.