Anthem of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic explained

Transcription:Belarusian: Dziaržawny himn Biełaruskaj Savieckaj Sacyjalistyčnaj Respubliki
English Title:Anthem of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Prefix:Former regional
Country:the
Author:Mikhas Klimkovich
Successor:"My Belarusy"
Music Date:1944
Adopted:17 September 1955 (first approval)
24 September 1955 (legislative approval)
Until:1991
Sound:Anthem-ssr-belorussian-instr-1968.ogg
Sound Title:Official orchestral and choral vocal recording

The "State Anthem of the Byelorussian SSR" was the regional anthem of the Byelorussian SSR, a republic of the Soviet Union. It was used from 1955 to 1991.

It took 11 years to create lyrics for it,[1] even producing a version that mentions then-Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.[2] The music was composed by Nestar Sakalowski, and the lyrics were written by Mikhas' Klimkovich, who also created the current national anthem.

In 1991, when the Byelorussian SSR became independent from Soviet rule as Belarus, it retained the Soviet-era regional anthem as its national one, albeit without lyrics until 2002, when new lyrics were created (this version is still in use today).

History

On 3 February 1944, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR issued a decree "On the State Anthems of the Soviet Republics". The Azerbaijan SSR and the Armenian SSR responded by instituting anthems by their most prominent composers, while the Lithuanian SSR reverted to its old anthem, "Tautiška giesmė".

Lyrics

Stalinist version

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Беларусь Сегодня. 25 April 2023. 27 September 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927203113/http://sb.by/print.php?articleID=861. dead.
  2. Web site: Sovmusic.ru - Советская музыка. www.sovmusic.ru.
  3. Web site: Lyrics: The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Anthem. www.marxists.org.
  4. Web site: Belarusian lyrics. elibrary.lt. 26 April 2023. 8 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200708224735/http://www.elibrary.lt/resursai/Uzsienio%20leidiniai/Countries/Russia/Himnai_USSR/Belarusian%20lyrics.pdf. dead.
  5. Web site: Гимн Республики Беларусь. Мы, белорусы (Александр Булынко) / Стихи.ру. www.stihi.ru.
  6. Web site: Анатолий Матвиенко: Нужен ли Беларуси новый гимн?. Политринг - Новости Беларуси.