Nikitin: Cold Waves Lapping (1950) with Alexandrov Ensemble

Victor Ivanovich Nikitin (Виктор Иванович Никитин) sings “Cold Waves Lapping“ with the Alexandrov Ensemble 1950. This is a song about the Russian naval ship Varyag which, when cornered in battle in 1904, was scuttled by her brave crew who refused to surrender. There is more information about the Varyag on Wikipedia: . Search on Wikipedia for “Russian cruiser Varyag (1899)“ No wonder it is said that in World War 2 the Nazis stopped shooting when they heard Nikitin s