Klavdiya Ivanovna Shulzhenko (Russian: Кла́вдия Ива́новна Шульже́нко, Ukrainian: Клавдія Іванівна Шульженко; March 24 [O.S.

[1] During World War II, Shulzhenko performed about a thousand concerts for Soviet soldiers in besieged Leningrad and elsewhere.

The lyrics of one of her prewar songs, "The Blue Headscarf", were adapted so as to suit wartime realities.

Another iconic song of the Eastern Front (World War II), "Let's Have a Smoke", was later used by Vladimir Menshov in his Oscar-winning movie Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears.

[2] On April 10, 1976, Shulzhenko performed to enraptured audience in the House of the Unions in what would become her most famous concert.