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I was getting bored at home, coddled by my mom,

Then one fine spring day, the dear Fatherland called me away.

Now I’m not bored one bit, time flies like a bullet . . .

Russian army song

If any citizen, in the absence of legal grounds, fails to appear at the appropriate commissariat in response to the summons for military conscription, he will be considered a ‘deserter’ and tried according to the law of the Russian Federation.

From the Russian Federation law on military service, Article 31.5

Walking with my shadow on the ground,

going down the rocky road,

boots making me cripple-toed,

and my helmet slipping down.

Rifle thumping on my arse,

girls still on my mind.

I trip on stones and fall behind,

cursing every Russian curse.

Op-lya, the army is me!

Op-lya, the army is me!

From ‘The Army is Me’ by singer-songwriter Sergei Trofimov

Having a prostitute for a daughter brings a family less dishonour than a soldier for a son.

Old Russian proverb