- Trus ne igraet v khokkey
"Trus ne igraet v khokkey" ( _ru. Трус не игра́ет в хокке́й, lit. "No coward plays hockey") could be called the anthem of
ice hockey inSoviet Union andRussia . The song was composed in 1968 byAleksandra Pakhmutova (music), Sergei Grebennikov and Nikolai Dobronravov (lyrics - both). During this period of Soviet history, ice hockey was very popular in USSR, that's why it wasn't a big surprise when such a song appeared. Since then, it was performed by many musicians - and most hockey arenas in Russia have its theme as game opening one."Trus ne igraet v khokkey" lyrics
ound
* [http://hclada.ru/songs/Trus_ne_igraet_v_hockey.MP3 hclada.ru] - 2001 version by Nikolai Fomenko and Sergey Mazaev
References
* [http://www.pakhmutova.ru/songs/pesni75.shtml#%D2%F0%F3%F1%20%ED%E5%20%E8%E3%F0%E0%E5%F2%20%E2%20%F5%EE%EA%EA%E5%E9 Official web site of Aleksandra Pahmutova]
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