Soviet Union National Anthem: Государственный гимн СССР - State Anthem of the Soviet Union

Join the Discord! When the Communist International Comintern was dissolved in 1943 in order for the Soviet Union to maintain its alliance with the other Allies of World War II a new composition was needed to replace The Internationale as the national anthem. A contest was held in mid to late 1943 for a new anthem and more than 200 entries were submitted. Alexandrovs music was personally chosen by Stalin who both praised and criticized it. The anthems lyrics then had to be written. Stalin thought the song should be short and that it should invoke the Red Armys impending victory over the forces of Germany on the Eastern Front. The poets Sergey Mikhalkov and Gabriel El-Registan were chosen by Stalins staffers called to Moscow and given the task of writing lyrics which referenced not only the Great Patriotic War but also a Country of Soviets. The first draft was completed overnight. The anthem was first published on 7 November 1943. It was played for the first time on Soviet radio at midnight on 1 January 1944 and officially adopted on 15 March the same year. The new lyrics had three refrains following three different stanzas. In each refrain the second line was modified to refer to friendship then happiness then glory. Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Unions war against Germany were originally invoked in the second and third verses respectively. Reportedly Stalin was opposed to including his name in the lyrics but relented after some Politburo members insisted. I do not represent any of the ideologies countries or religions shown on this channel. No matter if we agree or disagree it is still important to document the songs of every ideology country and religion.,

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