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The Soviet National Anthem (1977 version). Music was composed by A. V. Aleksandrov Lyrics were written by Sergey Vladimirovich Mikhalkov Based on the Russian Anthems museum hosted by Vadim Makarov, this recording was by the choir and orchestra of Bolshoi Theatre. The conductor was Yuri Simonov (from CD “National Anthems of the USSR and Union ...
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Russian Federation adopted a new anthem, the Patriotic Song. [14] It was previously the regional anthem of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1990 until 1991 (until 1990 it used the State Anthem of the Soviet Union). Unlike most national anthems, it had no official lyrics ...
The lyrics present great similarities, all having mentions to Vladimir Lenin (and most, in their initial versions, to Joseph Stalin), to the guiding role of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and to the brotherhood of the Soviet peoples, including a specific reference to the friendship of the Russian people (the Estonian, Georgian and ...
"Enthusiast's March" was a popular mass song of the Soviet Union that was first performed in the film "Светлый путь" (Shining Path) in 1940. Film soundtracks produced a significant part of popular Soviet/Russian songs of the time, as well as orchestral and experimental music.
The GRU in its modern form was created by Stalin in February 1942, less than a year after the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany. From April 1943 the GRU handled human intelligence exclusively outside the USSR. [3] [4]
For 38 consecutive years, millions of listeners in the Soviet Union actively heard the tune, regardless of the song's origin. The song was well-known to be "connected with a 'free voice' from the outside world." This made people forget about their cold pasts. [5] [6] The song became the unofficial anthem of the Russian opposition.
"The Sacred War", [a] also known as "Arise, Great Country!", [b] is one of the most famous Soviet songs of World War II. The music is by Alexander Alexandrov, founder of the Alexandrov Ensemble and the musical composer of the State Anthem of the Soviet Union. The lyrics are by Vasily Lebedev-Kumach. [1]
"Long Live Our State" (Russian: Да здравствует наша держава) is a Soviet patriotic song, composed by Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov with lyrics by Alexander Shilov. The original melody was composed in the winter of 1942 after the Soviet victory in the Battle of Moscow, with the lyrics being har