I saw this on a list of anti-war songs compiled by Russian journalist Mikhail Kozyrev. It’s obviously not against the war for me, but I take him at his word. It is also
It’s also a very un-Russian song, because (at least on the surface) it sounds upbeat, and indeed the song is called “Hope”. (Compare the The Most Russian Russian Song Lines I Know, “Who from death will say a few honest words to us?” / … / “About the things that happened, there will be a lot of lies.”https://reason.com/”Will the investigation tell us how hard it is to die?”) The singer is Manizhawho is Tajik, but the the lyrics are by Anna German, who was a Pole born in Uzbekistan. Here is an exerpt :
Believe that here from afar
Much can no longer be done
Storm clouds are melting
Our resentments seem ridiculousWe just gotta learn to wait
We just need to be calm and stubborn
So that we sometimes receive life
Avaricious telegrams of joyHope is my worldly compass
And luck is the reward of courage
And all I need is a song
As long as he sings about home