March of the Soviet Militia

"March of the Soviet Militia"
by Dmitri Shostakovich
Shostakovich (center) in 1974 (photograph by Yuri Shcherbinin)
Opus139
ComposedOctober 1970
DedicationMikhail Zoshchenko (disputed)
Published1972
PublisherSovietsky kompozitor [ru]
Muzika
DSCH Publishers
Duration1 1/2–2 minutes
ScoringMilitary band
Premiere
DateNovember 10, 1970 (1970-11-10)
LocationHouse of the Unions
Moscow, Russian SFSR
ConductorNikolai Zolotaryov
PerformersExemplary Orchestra of the Office of the Kremlin Commandant

The "March of the Soviet Militia" (Russian: Марш советской милиции, romanized: Marsh sovietskoy militsii), Op. 139 is a march for military band composed in 1970 by Dmitri Shostakovich.