| "Alyosha" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Eduard Kolmanovsky, Konstantin Vanshenkin | |
| Language | Russian |
| Published | 1966 |
| Genre | Patriotic Song |
| Composer(s) | Eduard Kolmanovsky |
| Lyricist(s) | Konstantin Vanshenkin |
Alyosha (Russian: Алёша) is a Soviet-era Russian song by composer Eduard Kolmanovsky and poet Konstantin Vanshenkin. The subject is the Alyosha Monument, the common local name for the 11-metre (36-foot) statue of a World War II Soviet soldier which stands in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv as a monument to all Soviet soldiers who died during the fighting in Bulgaria.[A]