Hymn of the Bolshevik Party explained

Russian: Гимн партии большевиков
Prefix:Party
Country:the Bolshevik Party (1939–56)
Author:Vasily Lebedev-Kumach
Composer:Alexander Alexandrov
Adopted:1939
Readopted:2016
English Title:Anthem of the Bolshevik Party
Sound Title:Anthem of the Bolshevik Party

The Anthem of the Bolshevik Party 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, one of Alexandrov's previous pieces. From the 1930s to the 1950s, this served as the unofficial anthem of the Bolshevik Party. In 2016, Communists of Russia declared that this piece be their party anthem.

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SovMusic.ru - Гимн партии большевиков. www.sovmusic.ru. 2019-11-03.
  2. Гимн партии большевиков - Anthem of the Bolshevik Party (1938) RARE!! . 2019-07-24 . Ders Bp . 2024-07-15 . YouTube.