Червонная Казачья Кавалерийская Пляска - Dance of the Red Cossack Cavalry (Soviet Song)

The Red Cossacks were a military cavalry formation largely made up of Ukrainians with allegiance to the Bolsheviks and later to the Soviet government until cavalry units were phased out completely in 1939. Performer: Orchestra of the Soviet Army Song and Dance Ensemble (Оркестр Краснознаменного имени А. В. Александрова Ансамбля Песни и Пляски Советской Армии) Year recorded: 1969 Composer: Boris Alexandrov (Борис Александров) Source: Vinyl Record "Russian Balalaika ❀ Русская Балалайка" (С 01707-8) Image: Soviet Painting "Cavalry attack: Battle for the red banner" (Атака конницы: Борьба за знамя), Nikolay Samokish (Николай Самокиш), 1929.