Moscow Nights

Well-established in their careers, composer Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi and poet Mikhail Matusovsky wrote the song in 1955 with the title "Leningradskie Vechera" ("Leningrad Nights"), but at the request of the Soviet Ministry of Culture, they changed the title to "Подмосковные вечера" ("Podmoskovnye Vechera," literally, "Evenings in the Moscow Suburbs") and made corresponding changes to the lyrics.

You can hear a recording of Moscow Nights, played by the Red Army: Moscow Nights

When Beth worked in Moscow with Corinne, the wandering violin player would always come by their table and play Moscow Nights.

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