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"Roads to Moscow" is 1973 song by Scottish rock singer Al Stewart. It appeared on his album ''Past, Present and Future'', and tells the story of the German invasion of Russia during World War II, as seen through the eyes of a Russian partisan who is described by one source as being Alexander Solzhenitsyn. ==Details== Each verse of the song covers a different phase of the campaign, starting with the invasion by German troops that commenced on 22 June 1941. First comes the attack, the catastrophic destruction of Soviet Air Force aircraft at their aerodromes by the Luftwaffe, and the initial efforts by Soviet soldiers to escape the advancing Nazi horde.〔Roads to Moscow: Lines 1-9.〕 The next portion of the song relates the Russian retreat through the Ukraine during the summer and fall of 1941, including the fall of Smolensk, culminating in the approach of the Nazi armies to Moscow during Operation Typhoon. Stewart next describes the onset of winter, with snow and mud proving insurmountable obstacles for the Germans in the Battle of Moscow, following which they were forced to retreat.〔Roads to Moscow: Lines 10-18.〕 The German soldiers are portrayed as walking "in the footsteps of Napoleon", referencing the French Emperor's ill-fated invasion of Russia in 1812.〔Roads to Moscow: Line 19.〕 Next, the song turns to the activities of the Soviet partisans, who waged their own war against the Germans behind German lines. It then references the great Battle of Stalingrad, the turning point of the Second World War for Germany, which led to the destruction of the German Sixth Army and ultimately sealed the fate of the Nazis in the conflict.〔Roads to Moscow: Lines 20-29.〕 Two broken Tiger tanks are depicted, flames flickering from their open hatches to signify the destruction of the German armored forces at Kursk and other places during 1943 and 44, and the increasing hopelessness of their military situation.〔Roads to Moscow: Line 30.〕 The song now moves on to the Soviet invasion of Germany itself, during which the Germans are able to offer little effective resistance.〔Roads to Moscow: Lines 31-34.〕 It speaks of "old men and boys" being sent to stop them, but who are unable to do so.〔Roads to Moscow: Lines 35-36.〕 Then comes the Battle of Berlin, following which the Germans realize that their "dream" of world domination is over--together with Hitler's reign of terror. 〔Roads to Moscow: Lines 37-38.〕 Finally, the song turns to its protagonist, who is eagerly anticipating his return to Russia after four years of fighting. When he crosses the border, however, he is detained by the NKGB when they learn that he had been captured by the Germans earlier in the war--even though he was released after only one day.〔Roads to Moscow: Lines 39-44.〕 He is separated from his companions and sent to the Gulag, where the song ends as he contemplates the "forever" expanse of the "steely Russian skies" above his camp.〔Roads to Moscow: Lines 45-51.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roads to Moscow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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