United States president Franklin D. Roosevelt had declared in a 28 July 1943 speech that: The world has never seen greater devotion, determination, and self sacrifice, that have been displayed by the Russian people and their armies under the leadership of Marshall Joseph Stalin.
The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet spoke (or sermonized) the lyrics of the song against a rhythm of back-up vocals.
It has since appeared on several compilation records, including Gospel Greats: 60 Legendary Performances (The Soho Collection, 2005).
Robert Wyatt covered the song in 1980, emulating an a cappella group by singing in four-part harmony (achieved by multi-tracking).
[2] Wyatt's interest in the song was that he wanted to remind the West of the selective memory they had during the Cold War about this earlier alliance.