“The Cliff on the Volga River“ - Arthur Eizen & the Red Army Choir (1966)

The revolutionary folk song about Stepan Razin “The Cliff on the Volga River“ (“The Cliff“, “Utyos“) performed by Arthur Eizen (bass) and the Alexandrov Red Army Choir (with English Subtitles). This is a clip from the TV show “Blue Light #194“ as of 7th of November, 1966. The Central Television of the USSR. This song is about the fate of the 17th century Russian rebel, Stepan Razin. The lyrics were written in 1864 by novelist who was also a member of Narodnaya Volya (Russian: Народная Воля), a secret revolutionary organization perhaps best known for assassinating Tsar Alexander II on March 13, 1881. The song was an anthem for revolutionaries of the late 19th and early 20th century in Russia. INTERESTING FACTS: - Arthur Eizen left The Red Army Choir in 1957. Here he performs already as a soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre. - This is the only record of Arthur Eizen performing this song. - The performance of the song was recorded with