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The Alexandrov Red Army Ensemble

Alexandrov Ensemble (Краснознаменный Ансамбль Песни И Пляски СА / מקהלת הצבא האדום), most commonly known as the Red Army Choir. Founded by [a=Александр Васильевич Александров] in 1928. The ensemble contains a male choir, an orchestra and a dance troop from the Soviet army. [b]Please do not confuse with[/b] - [a608167] For the instrumental quintet, please use [a=Instrumental Quintet Of The Soviet Army Band]. For the vocal octet, please use [a=Вокальный Ансамбль Под Управлением А. В. Шилова] Conductors: [a=Александр Васильевич Александров] = Alexander Vasilevich Alexandrov (1926-1946) Борис Александрович Александров = [a=Boris Alexandrov] (1946-1987) [a=Анатолий Мальцев] = Anatoly Maltsev (1987-1992) Игорь Агафонников = [a=Igor Agafonnikov] (1992-1993) Дмитрий Сомов = Dmitry Somov (1993-2002) [a=Леонид Малев] = Leonid Malev (2003-2016) [a=Геннадий Саченюк] = Gennady Sachenyuk (2012-2016, 2017-present) 63 members of the ensemble as well as artistic director Valery Khalilov = [a9308548] were killed in a Russian Defence Ministry aircraft crash into the Black Sea on 25 December 2016.