Victor Mikhailovich Gusev (Russian: Ви́ктор Миха́йлович Гу́сев; IPA: [ˈvʲiktər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ ˈɡusʲɪf], 1909, - 23 January 1944) wrote lyrics to accompany several patriotic Soviet military tunes, including "Polyushko Pole" and "March of the Artillerymen".