Hussar Ballad

The Hussar Ballad Russian is a 1962 Soviet musical film by Eldar Ryazanov, filmed on Mosfilm. In effect, it is one of the best loved musical comedies in Russia.

The film proved so popular with Soviet audiences that poruchik Rzhevsky became quite a folklore character, featured in numerous jokes. See Russian jokesPoruchik Rzhevsky for samples.

Source: Wikipedia