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- ↑ "Speech at the First All-Union Conference of Stakhanovites". J. Stalin Works. Vol. 14. 1978 [17 November 1935].
- ↑ "Жить стало лучше, жить стало веселее"
- ↑ "Red Army Choir - Жить стало лучше (Zhit' stalo luchshe) lyrics + English translation". lyricstranslate.com. Retrieved 2022-10-19.