Long Live Our State
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Long Live Our State (Russian: Да здравствует наша держава, romanized: Da zdravstvuyet nasha derzhava) is a Soviet patriotic song composed by Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov with lyrics by Alexander Shilov. The original melody was composed in the winter of 1942 after the Soviet victory in the Battle of Moscow, with the lyrics being harmonized to it later. It was considered as a candidate for the State Anthem of the Soviet Union in 1943.[1]
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"Да здравствует наша держава" | |
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Song | |
Language | Russian |
English title | Long Live Our State |
Written | 1942 (melody) 1943 (harmonized) |
Genre | Patriotic song, candidate national anthem |
Composer(s) | Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov |
Lyricist(s) | Alexander Shilov |
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The music was used in the October Revolution Parades from 1967, and the anthem of Transnistria adopted its melody.