Lyrics National_anthem_of_Russia



lyrics composer sergey mikhalkov in 2002 meeting president putin



russian national anthem lyrics — once world s smallest book


after selecting music alexandrov anthem, stalin needed new lyrics. thought anthem short and, because of great patriotic war, needed statement impending defeat of nazi germany red army. poets sergey mikhalkov , gabriel el-registan called moscow 1 of stalin s staffers, , told fix lyrics alexandrov s music. instructed keep verses same, find way change refrains described country of soviets . because of difficulty of expressing concepts of great patriotic war in song, idea dropped version el-registan , mikhalkov completed overnight. after few minor changes emphasize russian motherland, stalin approved anthem , had published on 7 november 1943, including line stalin inspir[ing] keep faith people . revised anthem announced of ussr on january 1, 1944 , became official on march 15, 1944.


after stalin s death in 1953, soviet government examined legacy. government began de-stalinization process, included downplaying role of stalin , moving corpse lenin s mausoleum kremlin wall necropolis. in addition, anthem lyrics composed mikhalkov , el-registan officially scrapped soviet government in 1956. anthem still used soviet government, without official lyrics. in private, anthem became known song without words . mikhalkov wrote new set of lyrics in 1970, not submitted presidium of supreme soviet until may 27, 1977. new lyrics, eliminated mention of stalin, approved on 1 september, , made official printing of new soviet constitution in october 1977. in credits 1977 lyrics, mikhalkov mentioned, references el-registan, died in 1945, dropped unknown reasons.








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