USSR/ Soviet National Anthem - Red Army Choir

This Anthem of Soviet Union was recorded in 1944.

The National Anthem of the Soviet Union (or Hymn, Russian: Гимн Советского Союза, Gimn Sovetskogo Soyuza) replaced the Internationale as the national anthem on March 15, 1944. The lyrics were written by Sergey Mikhalkov (born 1913) in collaboration with G. El-Registan (1899-1945) and the music was composed by Alexander Alexandrov (1883-1946). It was believed that Soviet soldiers would respond more to an anthem that was dedicated only to the Soviet Union rather than to a worldwide movement. The song was originally written as the Anthem of the Bolshevik Party with lyrics in the Alexandrine meter by Vasily Lebedev-Kumach in 1939.
Stalin was originally mentioned in the lyrics; however, after his death in 1953 and the process of Destalinization, the lyrics referring to Stalin were unacceptable. From that time until 1977, the anthem was played without lyrics. In 1977, Mikhalkov amended the lyrics to omit Stalin's name, and other changes were made (see below). The official name of the 1977 version was "The State Anthem of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics" (Russian: Госуда́рственный гимн Сою́за Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик; Gosudarstvenny Gimn Soyuza Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik).


English lyrics of 1944 version

Unbreakable Union of freeborn Republics
Great Russia has wielded forever to stand!
Created in struggle by will of the Peoples,
United and Mighty our Soviet Land!

CHORUS
Sing to our Motherland, Free and Undying,
Bulwark of Peoples in Brotherhood Strong!
Flag of the Soviets, Flag of the people,
From Victory to Victory lead us on!

Through tempests the shadows of freedom have cheered us,
Along the new path where great Lenin did lead,
Be true to the people, thus Stalin has reared us,
Inspired us to labor and Valorus Deed.

CHORUS
Sing to our Motherland, Free and Undying,
Bulwark of Peoples in Happiness Strong!
Flag of the Soviets, Flag of the people,
From Victory to Victory lead us on!

Our army grew up in the heat of grim battle,
Barbarian invaders we'll swiftly strike down.
In combat the fate of the future we'll settle,
Our country we'll lead to eternal renown!

CHORUS
Sing to our Motherland, Free and Undying,
Bulwark of Peoples in Bravery Strong!
Flag of the Soviets, Flag of the people,
From Victory to Victory lead us on!

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[MrPrussianpride]

lol at youtube politics.

[RollingShit1234]

@199421Lukas In the Barbarosha opperation there were 1.800.000 Nazi soldiers.In the west there were 200.000 Nazi soldiers.You should know that American banks gave huge loans to Hitler.They invaded in Europe just because they feared that whole Europe would become sosialist.Americans let so many soldiers to die in Pearl Harbor just because they wanted to enter the war.Soviet Union had 20.000.000 heroes!!!!How many Americans died in the World War II?

[Culiacan1977]

Long live the the USSR and Cuba!

[preemptivestrike20]

@NewSoviet507 When did I say that the US won in Vietnam? The US should not have ever been militarily involved in extending French colonialism in Vietnam. Who are you arguing against? Think before you speak fellow youtuber, otherwise tattoo the word "troll" to your forehead.

[NewSoviet507]

@preemptivestrike20

true just like you guys won in Vietnam killing more enemies. that why Vietnam now is what it is today haha....

[skierdude95]

@ChompChain Yeah I know the east gave more lives. But that idiot said that the USA helped Hitler. I'm sick of people bashing the USA when they don't know anything about it.

[ChompChain]

@skierdude95 No, YOU do some fucking research. Google it ffs, it's a fact that the East gave more lives than the West during that war.

[skierdude95]

@RollingShit1234 Another ignorant uninformed foreigner. Do some fucking research idiot.

[itzwazme]

951murr bcuz america could easily be crouched by then. Only thing american army was better with was boats and sea fights.

[sc682941]

Soviet russian and very proud of it!0

[thekiller678]

@TheSuperspudnik Stalin targeted everyone, not Jew and Gypsies. That was Hitler.