Uncle Vova, we are with you
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Uncle Vova, we are with you! ({{langx|ru|Дядя Вова, мы с тобой!}}) is a Russian jingoistic song written to be performed by young children authored (both lyrics and music) by self-taught musician {{ill|Vyacheslav Antonov|ru|Антонов, Вячеслав Александрович}}. In November 2017 the song gained the notoriety when a video was popularized in which {{ill|Anna Kuvychko|ru|Кувычко, Анна Александровна}}, then assistant to a State Duma deputy, performed this song with the schoolchildren in military-style uniforms of the cadet class of Volgograd school no. 44, joining a long list of songs praising Vladimir Putin.Вячеслав Половинко , Татьяна Васильчук [https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2018/03/15/75807-konkurs-pesni-i-lesti Конкурс песни и лести] [Song and Flattery Contest], Novaya Gazeta[https://www.rbth.com/arts/327015-uncle-vova-we-are-with-you ‘Uncle Vova, we are with you!’ Russian songs about Vladimir Putin], Russia Beyond, December 14, 2017 It was performed on the background of the World War II memorial The Motherland Calls.[https://www.wsj.com/articles/putin-supporters-election-pitch-remember-stalingrad-1517913000 Putin Supporters’ Election Pitch: Remember Stalingrad Video made at memorial to WWII victory is part of patriotic wave ahead of Russia’s March election]
The song included such lyrics as "While there should be peace on Earth, if the commander in chief calls us to the final battle, Uncle Vova, we are with you!" and "Sevastopol and Crimea are ours. We'll preserve them for our children. We will return Alaska to the harbor of the motherland." The song was met with praise by Russian nationalists, but also with criticism both in Russia and abroad for its politicization of children.Polina Zmanovskaya and Robert Coalson, [https://www.rferl.org/a/tiny-troops-shocked-mom-fired-after-kids-welcome-putin-call-to-final-battle-/29282038.html Tiny Troops? Shocked Mom Fired After Kids Welcome Putin Call To Join 'Final Battle'], RFE/RL, June 10, 2018[https://www.thetimes.com/article/schoolchildren-sing-in-praise-of-putin-vjt55gfhk Russian nursery children sing in praise of ‘Uncle Vlad’]. The Times, June 10, 2022