Russian song title

[Ernie Sjogren]

Dear Scott:

[Scott Petersen] > Many, many (...) years ago, Mary Hopkins had a song
entitled, "Those were the days." I believe this has a Russian version. Two
questions. Did it come before or after Hopkins' song? What is the Russian
title?

And here we are, "sadder but no wiser. . . ."  Well, maybe a little wiser.
When this song was popular in the later 1960's', an article in NEWSWEEK
stated that Ms. Hopkins' song was "based on an old Russian folk song" or
"based on an old Russian song" or words to that effect.  The title of the
original song they did not mention.  The tune certainly sounded Russian.

Ernie Sjogren

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