The Alexandrov Ensemble, an official army choir of the Russian armed forces, was founded during the Soviet era. It is named for its first director, Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (1883–1946).

MOSCOW, May 17. /TASS/. The Alexander Alexandrov Song and Dance Ensemble of the Russian Army and Navy, which is known worldwide as the Red Army or Alexandrov Choir is prepared to represent Russia ...

To make its premiere in the spring of 1919, in Prague, the choir walked more than 600 miles as the Russian army advanced into Ukraine. The centerpiece of the project to distinguish Ukraine as a ...