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In the late 1920s, the song was banned in the Soviet Union for being considered "decadent" and "counter-revolutionary" due to its popularity among White Russian emigrants. Comparison of Key Attributes Author (Book) Alexander Vertinsky Composer (Song) Boris Fomin Lyricist (Song) Konstantin Podrevsky First Recording Tamara Tsereteli (1925) English Title "Those Were the Days"

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The lyrics evoke deep nostalgia, loss of youth, and the imagery of a "troika" (a traditional Russian carriage) speeding through the night. In the late 1920s, the song was banned

It became a staple of Russian emigrant culture. In the West, it is most famous as the melody for the 1968 hit "Those Were the Days" by Mary Hopkin, produced by Paul McCartney. In the late 1920s