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Hymn of the Russian Federation

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Hymn of the Russian Federation
Sergey Mikhalkov (lyrics) and Alexander Alexandrov (music)

The Hymn of the Russian Federation (Государственный гимн Российской Федерации) is the national anthem of Russia. The anthem is composed by Alexander Alexandrov and its' lyrics were written by Sergey Mikhalkov. It constitutes a reintroduction of the music of the Soviet anthem but with revised lyrics. It was adopted in late 2000 with the approval of President Vladimir Putin and replaced the former anthem, The Patriotic Song adopted in 1991. The first public broadcast of the new anthem occurred at midnight on January 1 2001. According to the section 4 of Russian Anthem Law, all state-owned TV and radio channels must broadcast the national anthem twice a day.

— Excerpted from Hymn of the Russian Federation on Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia.
32494Hymn of the Russian FederationSergey Mikhalkov (lyrics) and Alexander Alexandrov (music)


Russia — our sacred State,
Russia — our beloved country.
A mighty will, a great glory —
Is your legacy for all time!
Chorus:
Be glorious, our free Homeland,
Fraternal peoples, a union for the ages,
Common wisdom handed down by our forbears
Be glorious, our country! We pride ourselves in you.
From the southern seas to the arctic circle
our forests and fields spread before you
You are unique in the world, you are without compare
The land of my birth protected by God.
Chorus...
Open spaces for dreams and for living
Are opened for us by the coming years
Our strength is given to us by faith in our Homeland
Thus it was, so it is and always will be!
Chorus...