My Beloved Arctic Explained
"My Beloved Arctic" (Russian: «Я люблю моё Заполярье») is the unofficial anthem of the Murmansk region of Russia.[1]
The song was written by Vladimir A. Popov (music) and Vladimir Smirnov (lyrics). The song plays every hour at Five Corners, the main square of Murmansk, from chimes installed in the Hotel Arctic. These chimes were installed in 1996 (the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Murmansk) at the initiative of mayor Oleg Naydenov.[2] [3] From 2007 to 2009 the chimes were silenced for repairs.[4] and in 2009 the hotel was closed for renovation.
The song is used in Murmansk schools for the cultural and patriotic education of children,[5] and the title was used as the name of a festival of patriotic song held on the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Murmansk.[6]
The song is played in the main Murmansk railroad station to signal the departure of trains. The Society of Russian Authors, the body charged with protecting intellectual property rights, filed a request for clarification of whether October Railway Corporation had paid for the right to use the song. The matter was settled amicably, with the composer (Vladimir Popov) stating that he was just glad that his song had found a second life at the station.[7]
Notes and References
- Komsomolskaya Pravda - Murmansk, № 53, March 25, 2005
- Web site: Ход времени . The Passage of Time . Olga White . October 15, 2009 . AIF Northwest (Conversations and Facts Northwest) . October 21, 2011.
- Web site: В Заполярье есть свой Биг–Бен и музыкальные куранты . The Polar Region Has its Own Big Ben Chimes and Music . Anna Solovyova . September 20, 2008 . Komsomolskaya Pravda . October 21, 2011 .
- Web site: Городской телетайп: итоги недели . The City TDD: Weekly . October 20, 2009 . The Evening Murmansk . October 21, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120403115336/http://vmnews.ru/city/2009/10/20/gorodskoy-teletayp-itogi-nedeli-3 . April 3, 2012 .
- Web site: 4th Grade Music Lesson on the Theme: 'Songs of Pomerania' . Olga Fedorovna Arkhipova . Open Lesson Festival . September First .
- Web site: А про дедушек забыли . And Remember the Grandparents . Tatyana Chernova . March 14, 2008 . Murmansk Bulletin . October 23, 2011.
- Web site: Как в Заполярье нарушают авторские права . Copyright Violations in the Arctic . Oksana Petrova . April 23, 2008 . Komsomolskaya Pravda - Murmansk . October 23, 2011 . April 21, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120421023213/http://www.b-port.com/smi/3/4110/76277.html . dead .
