Niet Molotoff

"Niet Molotoff" ("No, Molotoff") is a Finnish propaganda song composed by Matti Jurva, and written by Tatu Pekkarinen. Niet Molotoff was composed during the Winter War to boost morale and to mock the Soviet Union and the Red Army.

"Niet Molotoff" was first recorded in 1942 by Jurva and Kristalli-Tanssiorkesteri, the song was conducted by George de Godzinsky, and the orchestral accompaniment was arranged by Robert von Essen. The song was made well-known by Solistiyhtye Suomi in 1989.

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"Niet Molotoff" makes references to the leadership of the Soviet Union and their war-aims, referencing Vyacheslav Molotov, the Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs, and comparing him to Nikolay Bobrikov, who was a Governor-General of Finland notorious for his attempts to promote the Russification of Finland, later being assassinated for his actions. Niet Molotoff further references Molotov by mocking the Red Army and their ineptitude to occupy Helsinki or even cross the Mannerheim line, the song also states that many Soviet officials stopped being boastful or sure of their victory following the inability to cross the Mannerheim line. The song also mocks Molotov having a countryside estate, where the Soviet political officials would retreat to. The song also refers to people in Petrozavodsk that are loyal to Stalin as crooks, this is a reference to Red Finns who fled Finland following the Finnish Civil War, as most Red Finns fled to Soviet Karelia.

The melody of the song is based on a Russian folk song called Ukhar-kupets (Ухарь-купец), from which the Yiddish song "Daloy Politsey" is also derived.

Parodies
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a Ukrainian parody of Niet Molotoff was created. The Ukrainian version of the song is titled "Njet Vladimir", in reference to Vladimir Putin.