Where Does the Motherland Begin?

"Where Does the Motherland Begin?" or "What Does the Homeland Begin With?" (Russian: С чего начинается Родина, romanized: S chego nachinayetsya Rodina) is a Soviet song composed by Veniamin Basner with lyrics by Mikhail Matusovsky for the four-part film The Shield and the Sword (Щит и меч, Shchit i mech), in 1968. The melody of the song was the main musical theme of the film. The song was performed by Mark Bernes. The song was a great success and was adopted as an unofficial anthem by the Soviet and then Russian secret service.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Elena Polyudova (2016). Soviet War Songs in the Context of Russian Culture. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 168. ISBN 9781443889742.
  2. ↑ "Putin meets Russian spies deported from US". France 24. July 25, 2010.
  3. ↑ "С чего начинается Родина". Вечерняя Москва (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-03-10.
  4. ↑ Grenke, Sergey. "ПЕСНИ из КИНОФИЛЬМОВ. История песен."С чего начинается Родина?"". songkino.ru. Archived from the original on 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
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