State Anthem of the Soviet Union

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national anthem patriotic song

The State Anthem of the Soviet Union was the national anthem of the USSR, renowned for its powerful, patriotic melody by Alexander Alexandrov and lyrics praising the unity and strength of the Soviet state.

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national anthem → patriotic song →
adopted	1944 →
associatedWith	Joseph Stalin era → Leonid Brezhnev era →
basedOn	Hymn of the Bolshevik Party →
composer	Alexander Alexandrov →
country	Soviet Union →
culturalImpact	iconic Soviet music → widely recognized worldwide →
firstBroadcast	1944 →
firstPerformance	1944 →
genre	anthem → march →
hasInstrumentalVersion	orchestral arrangement →
hasVocalVersion	choral arrangement →
key	B-flat major →
language	Russian →
lyricist	Gabriel El-Registan → Sergey Mikhalkov →
lyricsRevised	1977 →
melodyReusedBy	State Anthem of the Russian Federation →
melodyReusedFrom	Alexandrov Ensemble song →
musicWritten	1938 →
notableLine	Славься, Отечество наше свободное → Союз нерушимый республик свободных →
officialLyricsApproved	1943 →
performedAt	international sporting events → military parades → state ceremonies →
performedBy	Red Army Choir →
periodOfUse	Cold War → World War II →
reasonForLyricsRevision	removal of references to Stalin →
recordLabel	Melodiya →
replaced	The Internationale →
replacedBy	State Anthem of the Russian Federation →
shortTitle	Гимн Советского Союза →
subjectMatter	Soviet patriotism → praise of Lenin → praise of the Communist Party → unity of Soviet peoples → victory in the Great Patriotic War →
symbolOf	Soviet ideology → Soviet state → Soviet unity →
tempo	maestoso →
titleInRussian	Государственный гимн Советского Союза →
usedAsNationalAnthemFrom	1944 →
usedAsNationalAnthemUntil	1991 →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Russian SFSR →	anthem
Russia Day ("Russian national anthem") →	associatedWith
State Anthem of the Soviet Union ("State Anthem of the Russian Federation") →	melodyReusedBy
Russia ("State Anthem of the Russian Federation") →	nationalAnthem
State Anthem of the Soviet Union ("State Anthem of the Russian Federation") →	replacedBy
State Anthem of the Soviet Union ("Гимн Советского Союза") →	shortTitle
State Anthem of the Soviet Union ("Государственный гимн Советского Союза") →	titleInRussian
Russia men's national ice hockey team ("State Anthem of the Russian Federation") →	usesNationalAnthem