Let's Go (march)

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V put’ (In the Way), known in English as “Let’s Go,” is a Soviet march written in 1954 by composer Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi with poet Mikhail Dudin. It was created for the 1955 film Maksim Perepelitsa but quickly became popular on its own. The song is used as a drill tune to pace soldiers and is performed on Victory Day and other military holidays in Russia, Belarus, and other former Soviet republics. In 1959 Solovyov-Sedoi received the Lenin Prize for it. The song has been translated into German, Chinese, and Korean. The German version, performed by the Erich-Weinert-Ensemble, became the signature march “Unterwegs” for the East German army (Nationale Volksarmee). The lyrics describe soldiers marching with fluttering banners, bravery earned in battle, and a chorus that repeats “Soldiers, let’s march, march, march!” The song also mentions writing letters to loved ones and the bugle calling soldiers to march. Later verses look forward to peacetime, with days of study and work making villages and cities thrive. The tune remains one of the best-known Soviet-era marches.