. "Katyusha"@en . "\"Katyusha,\" also transliterated \"Katusha\", \"Katiusha\" or \"Katjusha\", (Russian: \u041A\u0430\u0442\u044E\u0301\u0448\u0430 - Little Catherine) is a Russian wartime song composed in 1938 by Matvei Blanter with lyrics from Mikhail Isakovsky. It gained fame during World War II as an inspiration to defend one's land from the enemy.The song combines elements of the heroic, upbeat battle song and of a peasant song depicting a girl longing for her absent beau."@en . . . . .