The Ukrainian people have been fighting for freedom and independence for centuries. Songs have been an integral part of this resistance. In the “Songs of Strength” project, we talk about Ukrainian songs that are closely related to our struggle against the occupiers: cossack, rifleman, and insurgent songs with which the Ukrainian people went to battle against the enemy, as well as modern compositions that were born during our resistance to the Russian invaders.
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Songs of strength – “We were born in a great hour…”
This is a song that raises the combat spirit, a song of resistance, a manifesto song, a march with which one goes to war
Songs of strength – “Ribbon after ribbon”
A song-story about the fight of Ukrainians against the enemy
Songs of Strength – “Steam Engine”
First, it sparked the industrial revolution in the world, and two centuries later, it has made a buzz on the Ukrainian internet.
Songs of Strength – “1944”
The song “1944”, with which Ukraine won the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, was born out of the tragedy of the Crimean Tatar people, but now painfully resonates with the present
Songs of Strength – “Wild Field”
The song ‘’Wild Field‘’ by rapper and Ukrainian Armed Forces serviceman Oleksandr Yarmak has become a hit among Ukrainian defenders
Songs of Strength – “Oh, in the meadow there is a red viburnum”
“Oh, in the meadow there’s a red viburnum” is a line that is now known all over the world. In 2022, this song became the unofficial anthem of the Ukrainian resistance