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"God Save the Tsar!" (Russian: Боже, Царя храни!, IPA: [ˈboʐɨ tsɐˈrʲa xrɐˈnʲi]) was the national anthem of the Russian Empire. The song was chosen from a competition held in 1833 and was first performed on 18 December 1833. It was composed by violinist Alexei Lvov, with lyrics written by the court poet Vasily Zhukovsky.
Bloody Sunday (Russian: Кровавое воскресенье, romanized: Krovavoye voskresenye, IPA: [krɐˈvavəɪ vəskrʲɪˈsʲenʲjɪ]), also known as Red Sunday (Russian: Красное воскресенье), [1] was the series of events on Sunday, 22 January [O.S. 9 January] 1905 in St Petersburg, Russia, when unarmed demonstrators, led by Father Georgy Gapon, were fired upon by ...
"God Save the Tsar!" was performed for the first time on 8 December 1833, at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. It was later played at the Winter Palace on Christmas Day, by order of Nicholas I. Public singing of the anthem began at opera houses in 1834, but it was not widely known across the Russian Empire until 1837. [12] "God Save the Tsar!"
God save the Tsar! Long are the days of the great, Conjure upon the earth! 𝄆 To the subduer of the proud, To the guardian of the weak To the consoler of everyone, Grant him everything! 𝄇 The land of the first throne, Orthodox Russia, God save him! 𝄆 A harmonious reign for her, Calm in strength; And everything unworthy, Drive away! 𝄇
(Reuters) - "God save the Tsar!" was one of the first public birthday wishes for President Vladimir Putin who turns 72 on Monday and who has been Russia's paramount leader for nearly quarter of a ...
He is known for his work — the composition of the Imperial Russian National Anthem Bozhe, tsarya khrani (also known as God Save the Tsar). He wrote the opera Undine in 1846. He was entombed in the Pažaislis Monastery, Kaunas .
Sisu, Finnish 2022 movie involving a backstory where the seemingly immortal protagonist Aatami Korpi (played by Jorma Tommila) was dubbed Koschei by the Soviet soldiers. How to Save the Immortal ; Russian title: Кощей. Похититель невест, "Koshchey. A Bride Snatcher", is a 2022 Russian animated film with Koschei as a ...
Probably his best-known original poem is the patriotic ode "A Bard in the Camp of the Russian Warriors", which he wrote to boost the morale of Russian troops during his service on Kutuzov's general staff. He also composed the lyrics for the national anthem of Imperial Russia, "God Save the Tsar!"