| Russian: Да здравствует наша держава | |
| Language: | Russian |
| English Title: | "Long Live Our State" |
| Written: | 1942 1943 |
| Genre: | Patriotic song, candidate national anthem |
| Composer: | Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov |
| Lyricist: | Alexander Shilov |
"Long Live Our State" (Russian: Да здравствует наша держава) 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]
The music was used in the October Revolution Parades from 1967, and the anthem of Transnistria adopted its melody.
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