Anthem of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic

Dziaržawny himn Biełaruskaj Savieckaj Sacyjalistyčnaj Respubliki
English: Anthem of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Дзяржаўны гімн Беларускай Савецкай Сацыялістычнай Рэспублікі (Belarusian)
	Former regional anthem of the Byelorussian SSR
Lyrics	Michas Klimkovič
Music	Niescier Sakałowski, 1944
Adopted	17 September 1955 (first approval); 24 September 1955 (legislative approval)
Relinquished	1991
Succeeded by	"My Belarusy"
Audio sample
	Official orchestral and choral vocal recording file; help;

The State Anthem of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic^[a] was the anthem of Belarus from 1955 to 1991 when it was a part of the former Soviet Union.

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Vocal

Vocal recording from the 1970s

Vocal, pre 1955 version

State Academy Theatre of Minsk recording of 1952

Instrumental

2004 instrumental recording

Comparison

2002 recording of the Modern anthem for comparison

Instrumental (brass band)

Members of the Military Band of the Belorussian Military District performing the Soviet version of the anthem in 1989.

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It took 11 years to create the lyrics for the anthem,^[2] even producing a version that mentions then-Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.^[3] The music was composed by Niescier Sakałowski, and the lyrics were written by Michas Klimkovič, who also created the current national anthem.

In 1991, when Belarus gained independence from the Soviet Union, it retained the melody of the Soviet-era regional anthem but got rid of the lyrics. In 2002, new lyrics were written to the same tune for the State Anthem of the Republic of Belarus.

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Anthem of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic

History

Lyrics

Official Lyrics (1955—1991)

Unused Stalinist Lyrics

Notes

References

External links

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