Why do Soviet troops have a soft spot for accordions and are so popular?

How much do Soviet soldiers love accordions? Look at the animation below first.

▲ Desperate and helpless Soviet soldiers still don't forget to play the accordion in their hands when facing death. Even his enemy German soldiers couldn't help applauding him.

So why is the accordion so popular in the Soviet army?

Accordion has a broad mass base in the Soviet Union.

As early as the middle of last century, shortly after the birth of accordion, accordion spread to czarist Russia at that time. Because the accordion is a kind of musical instrument that can play both solo and accompaniment, it can not only play the beautiful melody of a single part, but also play the music of multiple parts, and even play rich harmony with both hands like a piano. The accordion is rich in timbre changes, and the fingers and bellows are skillfully combined to play many different styles of music. Besides solo, it can also be ensemble and ensemble. It can be said that the accordion is a small band.

So this wonderful instrument immediately spread widely in Russia, and they played traditional Russian folk music with accordion.

▲ Accordion in Russia

1883 Tchaikovsky, a famous Russian musician, is in his? The second movement of the symphony? Four accordions were used in middle school, which also pushed the accordion, a folk musical instrument, to a new height.

19 17 after the revolution, accordionist played many songs about the civil war and revolution. By 1926, there were even schools teaching accordion performance in Moscow.

In short, the widespread popularity of accordion in the Soviet Union has a broad mass base, so many people who love accordion have to enter the front line of the battle because of the Great Patriotic War, and they still carry their favorite accordion.

Accordion is easy to learn and understand, small in size and easy to carry.

Because the tenor of the accordion is fixed, it is easy to learn and understand, and it is small in size and convenient to carry. For revolutionary propaganda work, accordion can be carried with you, both solo and accompaniment, especially suitable for Red Army soldiers who need to move frequently and swim at any time. Self-heating has become their favorite tool.

▲ Soviet soldiers played accordions in World War II.

Therefore, Soviet Red Army soldiers will also play melodious music when resting in fierce battles, and playing an organ is the best adjustment for tired soldiers.

Later, after War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, a large number of Soviet troops entered the Northeast. Influenced by the big brother of the Soviet Union, the accordion became a necessary instrument for the Chinese Army Art Troupe.

▲ People's Liberation Army soldiers playing accordion.