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From the French "Chant des Partisans" to Italian "Fischia il Vento", Polish "Weeping willows" and Greek "Hymn of EAM", many WW2 Partisan battle songs were plain adaptations of Soviet music. Why did Russian tunes become so popular and how did they spread among the allied Resistance during the war?

by /u/fan_of_the_pikachu in /r/AskHistorians

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