If you haven't seen this Russian classic you really should.

http://www.videosift.com/video/Mimino-intro-classic-USSR-film-1977

This is the intro from the film Mimino, a while back I sifted a song from it by the lead-man Vahtang Kikabidize, this is the movie from where the song originates:

"Pilot Mimino works at small local airlines, flying helicopters between small villages. But he dreams of piloting large international airlines aircraft after he meets a few friends from flying school on the Concorde, so he goes to Moscow for refresher courses. There in a hotel he meets truck driver Rubik who is given a place in that hotel by mistake, and they have a lot of adventures in Moscow."

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076391/

It is one of my favorite movies from childhood, a cinematic master piece that captures the Georgian people, the soviet union, wrapped in the fable of trying to find what fulfills the soul. Directed by the renowned Georgian director Georgi Daneliya.
The video opens with pilot Mimino calling into a transmission tower asking for a landing, since Georgia is so full of remote communities most of the transportation was done by helicopters.

Mimino - "Mazeripan, Mazeripan, this is Sokal asking for permission to land, do you copy over?"
Mazerpan - "Sokal, this is Mazeripan, cloud cover is high, wind is 23 North-South, you are cleared for landing"
*Helicopter lands*
Mimino - "Accept the mail..."
Mazerpan - "Mail accepted, the back up airport is what?"
Mimino - "Snori... Announce the landing"
Mazerpan - "Flight number 1, please on the scales!"
Man with stick - "Valikom, there were 8 sheep, where did one go?"
Mimino - "Did you count yourself?"
Man with stick - "No"
Mimino - "Well it is 8 counting you too"
Man with stick - "Hey! It was 8 counting me too!"

The song that plays is the famous Моя песня which in time became Vahtang's signature song over the years. As we take a wonderful helicopter ride through the mountain regions of Georgia. It is so beautiful. Ah memories... after the landing Mimino comes to where his father, sister and her son live (the boy he puts the hat on). Who chains up the helicopter so it wouldn't be stolen...

Mimino - "What are you standing for?"
Kids - "What's the movie tonight"
Kid with hat - "Shattered Heart"
Kids - "Is it about war?"
Kid with hat - "No, about love!"

I love this movie.

This is one of my favourite songs from the Soviet film "Mimino", I would have loved to sift a trailer for you however there are no DVDs of the movies I used to watch really. He is the one who starred in the movie and also sang the songs. Prolly sifting this for myself but whatever.

Before stepping on stage this is what he says:

"Why do I sing this song? It's because I love the blue sky above Tbilisi, it's mountains, it's sun. When my soul is happy I sing it, when sad I still sing it. My song is born from this land, this sun, from my people. I sing and I feel as old age dawns, and I remember my childhood... I become very sad... but I still sing."

Kikabidze Vakhtang Konstantinovich, a professional singer, actor, screenwriter, producer, the author of many songs, was born in Georgia (Tbilisi) in 1938 on July 19th. Georgian national actor, the winner of USSR state premium, the winner of different international song concourses and film festivals. The chevalier of awards of honour of the king Vakhtang Gorgasali (of Nikolai Wondermonger and Knight Cross of St. Konstantin the Great). The honourable citizen. In 1999 in Moscow on the "Star Square" was founded his star. In cinematography he created a pleiad of eminent actors who became very popular. Here is the list of such films as: "Ne gor'ui", "Mimino", "Melodii Veriiskogo Kvartala", "Sovsem propashii" and so on. His last film "Fortuna" was made with the producer Georgi Danelia in 2000. Constantly goes on tours. As a scriptwriter and producer made two feature films: "Bud' Zdorov, dorogoi" (took the first premium on the international comedy festival in Grabovo, Bulgaria) and "Muzchini i vse ostal'nie". Married with two children and three grandchildren. Since 1996 has been brought in the international encyclopedia "Who is who".

http://www.buba.diaspora.ru/eng/tango.html

This makes me happy and sad at the same time.