Rest in Peace, Red Army Choir

[FrankfurtCat]

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-airplane-idUSKBN14E02Y
End already 2016

[dhill926]

1. so sad....

[sarge43]

2. So say we all

Condolences for their families and friends.

[Ptah]

3. Leningrad Cowboys and the Red Army Choir SWEET HOME ALABAMA

[FrankfurtCat]

4. I saw this posted recently

Last edited Sun Dec 25, 2016, 09:38 PM - Edit history (1)

...was it you that posted it?

It's amazing

[Donkees]

5. 'Leading soloist, Vadim Ananiev, known to Western audiences as Mr Kalinka, also survived ...'

Leading soloist of Alexander Ensemble, Vadim Ananiev, known to Western audiences as Mr Kalinka, after the famous Russian song, also survived because he was given leave of absence because his wife had given birth to his third child.

Numbed from the tragedy, he said: "My state of mind is like somebody hit me on the head. I am shocked, first of all, I don't believe it, I still can't believe it. I think it is such a nonsense... people say I was born very lucky, maybe, I don't know."

He said the ensemble had been due to stage one big concert in Syria, and a number of smaller ones.

"If several concerts had been planned I would not have asked to stay behind. So I am standing in front of you now, but I should have gone."

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/worldnews/2475686/russian-airliner-carrying-92-passengers-including-world-famous-military-choir-to-syria-crashes-into-the-sea-moments-after-take-off-from-sochi/

[denbot]

6. Despite Putin..