**Style:** Russian war ballad, acoustic chanson. **Rhythm:** * **Verses (4/4):** Slow tempo. Free declamatory pulse with heavy pauses at line ends — a feeling of trudging through mud. * **Choruses (4/4):** Moderate marching beat. Dense downward guitar strumming (*palm mute*) creates a rigid framework. * **Bridge:** Total stop. Only wind noise and one dull thud on the guitar body. **Arrangement:** * **Seven-string Guitar:** The foundation. Sparse bass picking in verses; muffled down-strums in choruses. * **Accordion/Bayan:** Leads the "weeping" melody between vocal lines. Sound is slightly cracked, chamber-like. * **Bass:** Enters only in the second chorus. Plays rare deep notes on the first beat to create pressure. * **FX:** Gas lighter hiss before Verse 1, sound of opening hand with crumbs in Verse 2. **Vocals:** Low male baritone. Verses are half-whispers. Choruses are sung extremely close to the mic with slight rasp, conveying exhaustion.