(Russian Federation) Bill Seeks to Protect Anthem

The Moscow Times ^ | 12-11-01 | Svetlana Korkina

[StoneColdGOP]

They seem to take protection of their country's symbols very seriously, as well they should.

Hard line communists still wave the old hammer and sickle and sing the Soviet anthem, I wonder if that too is protected?

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

The Soviet anthem is very good, I hum it all the time.

Yes the Internationale is a beautiful piece of music -- the version in The Hunt for Red October was stirring -- enough to inspire any Red-blooded Red. I thought that Russia had stopped using it. If so, I guess they were referring to the new anthem in this piece, whatever IT is.

[Dr. Frank fan]

Didn't they bring back the old (Stalin-era) anthem, and just commission the (Stalin-era) lyricist to write some new (Stalin-free) lyrics? I could have sworn I heard this somewhere.

[struwwelpeter]

Russian AND Ukrainian here. ;-)

[struwwelpeter]

BTW: The song you linked is the OLD new anthem (1991-2000), last New Year's they gave the OLD old anthem new words, making it the New old anthem.

It's confusing as heck.

[StoneColdGOP]

Got the old Soviet era one?

To this day that song gives me the chills, when they play it in "Rocky IV" or "The Hunt for Red October" it's like the Cold War in my head all over again...

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

This national anthem gives me chills.

Wonderful site -- tracing back the webpages found a location for ALL flags and anthems. The Website is a police support Website, and the anthems and flags are a subpage. The anthem is a good one, although not so stirring as the Internationale. For those who link, I suggest going back and link to the full orchestral version, the midi version in the link is not as good.

[StoneColdGOP]

Arrrrrrrgh!!!!! (Chills!!) That's the one! Makes me want to beat up commies, and funnel arms and cash to freedom fighters, and prop up nationalistic regimes against socialist ones, and engage in proxy wars, launch new and expensive weapons systems, and vote for Reagan, and drink vodka.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

I don't know the one that appeared in the movies. Is it the one I just posted?

No, the one you just posted must be the one they just got rid of. The one in the movies was the Internationale, the anthem of the USSR, the old lyrics of which go 'Arise, ye prisoners of starvation, ..', followed by a lot more Red claptrap.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

followed by a lot more Red claptrap.

Of course, in the movies they sing it in Russian, which is more stirring, and means that you don't have to listen to socialist nonsense (not that you understand anyway.)

[StoneColdGOP]

My Russian is a bit rusty, but I could probably still sing it...

[IronJack]

Isn't the Soviet anthem "The Hymn to Red October"?