Lydia Ruslanova (1900–1973) was a Soviet singer and an Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1942).
She was born on October 14 (27) of 1900, in the village of Chernavka of the Saratov Province. She sang in the choir of a cenonium church. During World War I, L. Ruslanova went to the front as a nurse, and during the Civil War, she gave more than a hundred concerts. In the course of the Great Patriotic War, she gave over a thousand concerts. One of her most famous songs was the gypsy dance song Valenki. L. Ruslanova sang this song at every concert, and on May 2, 1945, she performed it on the steps of the fallen Reichstag, after which she signed her name on the wall of the German parliament.
Russian folk songs occupied a central place in L. Ruslanova's repertoire. She was one of the most popular performers in the USSR, and her renditions of Russian folk songs are considered the gold standard. L. Ruslanova had a beautiful, powerful voice with a wide range. She developed her own style of performing folk songs, which she collected throughout her life. Among her most popular songs are: Steppe and Steppe Around, Century-Old Lime Tree, I Was Walking Up the Hill, Golden Mountains, Dyed Moon Purple, The Moon is Shining, Valenki, and many others. She was one of the first to sing Katyusha.
The commemorative stamp features a portrait of Lydia Ruslanova; the main illustration shows a photo Singer Lydia Ruslanova performs at the Triumphal Column (Victory Column) by G. Petrusov, Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow.
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Format of the postal card |
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| Letter “B” |
Chalk surfaced |
Offset |
105 × 148 mm |
3.0 thousand postcards |