Muslim Magomajev and Big Children’s Choir – New Day

Any day can begin with “New Day” (Novyy den’) – a song that reveals its era and conviction in its full title, «Новый день (наша Родина – Революция, ей единственной мы верны)»: the Revolution is the Motherland, and loyalty to it is absolute.

Blue and Red

Lyrics (see here) by Nikolai Dobronravov (= Николай Добронравов, 1928). Music by Aleksandra Pakhmutova (= Александра Пахмутова, 1929). Also see Наша Родина – революция (rline.tv, 2017).

Performed by Muslim Magomajev (= Муслим Магомаев, 1942) and the Большой детский хор Всесоюзного радио и Центрального телевидения (Big Children’s Choir of All-Union Radio and Central Television), V.S. Popov’s Big Children’s Choir of Russia Today Media. The footage in the second clip is from the 50th anniversary (1967) of the October Revolution.

Alternate versions + День Победы (Victory Day)

Also check out the version with (via Settings) English subtitles, plus videos with Russian space exploration (2012) or American looters (2020). And as an encore, День Победы – Magomajev’s most famous song.

Most of the music here is also available in an R1 playlist on YouTube (in the order of posting).
See also Best Russian Music and Russian Song Lyrics.

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Last updated March 22, 2026