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The Wunderkammer of the Mild Colonial Boy, Esq., a Reactionary Tory Gentleman, who armed only with a Steampowered Babbage Engine and Pure Intentions, wanders the Time Streams and Aetheric Plane gathering an Eccentric Hodgepodge of Curiousities, Frivolities, Whimsicalities and Nonsense.

Q. Why is your Tumblelog called "My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning"?

A. Because "My Grandmother's Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning" wouldn't fit in the available space.

balalaikaboss:

littledebbieshmup:

Leonid Kharitonov & Red Army Choir - Song of the Volga Boatmen (Live)

 YES THIS AGAIN BECAUSE REASONS (also it’s my jam)

yiilf:

Russian Red Army Choir - Song of the Volga Boatmen (1965).

The Song of the Volga Boatmen is a well-known traditional Russian song collected by Mily Balakirev, and published in his book of folk songs. It is a genuine barge-haulers’ shanty.

starring Leonid Kharitonov

(Source: eikushiba)

cosmogyros:

balalaikaboss:

Vasya-Vasilyok - The Red Army Choir feat. Babayev, Pankov. 1942.

A story of two friends. One of them is a sad balloon because his girlfriend maybe broke up with him. The other tries to cheer him up with the following useful advice:

DO NOT LET SADNESS OVERTAKE YOU, SOLDIERS ARE NOT SAD. DO NOT BE DEPRESSED. EVEN IF YOU HAVE A REASON. DO NOT BE DEPRESSED. NEVER BE DEPRESSED.

I wish I had a huge troupe of happy Russian soldiers to sing to me when I was sad.

cousinborris:

The Red Army Choir performs Land down under.

Seriously take moment this is great

EDIT: ‘Straya

Happy Australia Day, Mates!

Leonid Kharitonov (bass) & Ivan Bukreev (tenor) sing “Vasya-Vasilyok”
(English Subtitles)

Music – A. Novikov, Lyrics – C. Alymov
The Alexandrov Ensemble, Conductor Boris Alexandrov, 1965

(HT The Alexandrov Ensemble)

(Source: youtu.be)

balalaikaboss:

Vasya-Vasilyok - The Red Army Choir feat. Babayev, Pankov. 1942.

A story of two friends. One of them is a sad balloon because his girlfriend maybe broke up with him. The other tries to cheer him up with the following useful advice:

DO NOT LET SADNESS OVERTAKE YOU, SOLDIERS ARE NOT SAD. DO NOT BE DEPRESSED. EVEN IF YOU HAVE A REASON. DO NOT BE DEPRESSED. NEVER BE DEPRESSED.

Red Army Choir — “Sixteen Tons”

(Many thanks to Sepiachord for discovering this)

wastelandlogic:

Leonid Kharitonov & Red Army Choir - “Dark-Eyed Cossack Girl” (by LHaritonov)

I love Leonid Kharitonov so much! He is just so charismatic in every way.

And besides, this one of my favorite songs <3

Leonid Kharitonov & Red Army Choir - “Dark-Eyed Cossack Girl” (“Chernoglazaya Kazachka”;)

(with English Subtitles)

Leonid Kharitonov & the Red Army Choir - “Yo, Heave Ho!” (Эй, ухнем) (also known as the Volga Boatman song)

(with English Subtitles)