Hymn of the Bolshevik Party

The Anthem of the Bolshevik Party (Russian: Гимн партии большевиков) is a Russian communist song composed by Alexander Alexandrov. Its lyrics are written by Vasily Lebedev-Kumach. The opening bars of the song is sampled from Life Has Become Better (Жить стало лучше), one of Alexandrov's previous pieces. From the 1930s to the 1950s, this served as the unofficial anthem of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In 2016, the Communists of Russia party declared this piece to be their anthem.^{[citation needed]}

Gimn Pártii Bolshevikóv

English: Anthem of the Bolshevik Party
Гимн партии большевиков
Party anthem of the Bolshevik Party (1939–56) Party anthem of the Communists of Russia (2016–)
Lyrics	Vasily Lebedev-Kumach, c. 1938
Music	Alexander Alexandrov, c. 1938
Adopted	1939
Readopted	2016

The same melody for the hymn with some minor alterations is used for the State Anthem of the Soviet Union and the State Anthem of the Russian Federation.

Lyrics

Russian original[1]	Romanization of Russian	English translation
Страны небывалой свободные дети, Сегодня мы гордую песню поём О партии самой могучей на свете, О самом большом человеке своём. Припев: Славой овеяна, волею спаяна, Крепни и здравствуй во веки веков! Партия Ленина, партия Сталина, Мудрая партия большевиков! Cтрану Октября создала на земле ты, Могучую Родину вольных людей. Стоит как утёс государство Советов, Рождённое силой и правдой твоей.[2] Припев Изменников подлых гнилую породу Ты грозно сметаешь с пути своего. Ты гордость народа, ты мудрость народа, Ты сердце народа и совесть его. Припев И Маркса и Энгельса пламенный гений Предвидел коммуны грядущий восход. Дорогу к свободе наметил нам Ленин, И Сталин великий по ней нас ведёт. Припев	Strany nebyvaloy svobodnyye deti, Segodnya my gorduyu pesnyu poyom O partii samoy moguchey na svete, O samom bol'shom cheloveke svoyom. Pripev: Slavoy oveyana, voleyu spayana, Krepni i zdravstvuy vo veki vekov! Partiya Lenina, partiya Stalina, Mudraya partiya bol'shevikov! Stranu Oktyabrya sozdala na zemle ty, Moguchuyu Rodinu vol'nykh lyudey. Stoit kak utyos gosudarstvo Sovetov, Rozhdyonnoye siloy i pravdoy tvoyey. Pripev Izmennikov podlykh gniluyu porodu Ty grozno smetayeshy s puti svoyego. Ty gordosty naroda, ty mudrosty naroda, Ty serdtse naroda i sovesty yego. Pripev I Marksa i Engel'sa plamennyy geniy Predvidel kommuny gryadushchiy voskhod. Dorogu k svobode nametil nam Lenin, I Stalin velikiy po ney nas vedyot. Pripev	Free children of a state unprecedented, Today we sing our proud song About the mightiest party in the world, About our greatest man ever. Chorus: Surrounded by glory, soldered by will, Grow stronger and live for eternity! The party of Lenin, the party of Stalin, The wise party of Bolsheviks! You've created the country of October on Earth, The mighty motherland of free people. Our Soviet state stands like a rock, Born off your power and verity. Chorus Rotten breeds of sneaky traitors You fearsomely sweep away from your path. You're the people's pride, you're the people's wisdom, You're the heart and conscience of the people. Chorus The sparking genius of Marx and Engels Predicted the future rise of the commune. Lenin's outlined us the road to freedom, And Great Stalin leads us through. Chorus

See also

• State Anthem of the Soviet Union
• Life has become better
• National anthem of Russia