Did you know Russia has 2 historical anthems copied/inspired by other countries anthems? (1 Viewer)

[Ahsoka]

3 if you count the USSR. And granted, many counties also borrowed God Save the King officially or unofficially. But it still counts.

First, we have the one everyone copies, God Save The King. The Russian one is Molitva Russkikh, which means prayer of the Russians. The lyrics differ ofc, but the melody is the same. This was the anthem of imperial Russia from 1816-1833. Funny thing is that the next Russian anthem was called “God Save the Tsar”, but that one did not use the tune of God Save the King.




The second is the French anthem, La Marseillaise. It’s modified both in terms of lyrics and overall tune and instrumentation, though still recognizable as the French anthem. It was used as an anthem by the Russian Provisional Government (post Russian Revolution, but pre Soviet Russia/Soviet Union) and it was also used alongside The International as an anthem for a short time when the Soviets gained power. So it only lasted around 1 year as an anthem.




With the USSR you can make a case for it being copied/inspired or not. I say no because Russia is considered the successor state, and the guy who wrote the lyrics to one of the old Soviet versions write the lyrics to the Russian one. So it’s more reusing than copying.

 

[Ahsoka]

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[Selfmate]

can you sing the Russian national athem?

 

[Ahsoka]

can you sing the Russian national athem?

Well I can’t sing period so that’s a thing But more seriously, I don’t know most of the lyrics, I can only get select words here and there right

 

[Selfmate]

Well I can’t sing period so that’s a thing But more seriously, I don’t know most of the lyrics, I can only get select words here and there right

same as most people I guess

I can sing parts of the Chinese Athem and parts of the Australian Anthem...

I can't sing either but I think that's what makes it interesting (at least during karoake)

 

[Ahsoka]

same as most people I guess

I can sing parts of the Chinese Athem and parts of the Australian Anthem...

I can't sing either but I think that's what makes it interesting (at least during karoake)

I can definitely sing the US anthem in full I also know more of the Soviet anthem than Russian because my sister used to sing it when I was younger

 

[dark_tranquility]

Always love learning new things
thanks @Ahsoka

so it complimented other anthems nice

 

[Selfmate]

I can definitely sing the US anthem in full I also know more of the Soviet anthem than Russian because my sister used to sing it when I was younger

hmmm...for the motherland!!!

 

[Ahsoka]

hmmm...for the motherland!!!

According to the anthem it’s fatherland but yeah

 

[Selfmate]

According to the anthem it’s fatherland but yeah

all hail the fatherland I guess lol