The V. S. Popov Big Children's Choir of Russia Today Media, also known as Большой детский хор имени В. С. Попова, was founded in 1970 in Moscow by professor Victor Sergeevich Popov. Initially named the Big Children's Choir of the USSR All-Union National Radio Service and USSR Central Television Networks, it honoured its founder by assuming his name in 2008. The choir began with a diverse repertoire including short songs, cantatas, classical music, and Soviet and Russian patriotic songs and folk music. Throughout the 1980s, the choir gained widespread popularity through appearances on television programs and specials, as well as collaborations with well-known singers. Notable compositions in their collection include works by Mikhail Glinka, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Dmitri Shostakovich. The choir's discography included albums such as Пионерские Песни 20-40 Годов (1972), Новый День (1981), and Пионерские песни (2004).
