<P> Slav'sya , Otechestvo nashe svobodnoye ! ( Russian : Славься , Отечество наше свободное ! ; Slav'sya , Otechestvo nashe svobodnoye ! , lit . `` Be glorious , our free Fatherland ! '' ) , officially known as the `` State Anthem of the Soviet Union '' ( Russian : Государственный гимн СССР , tr . Gosudarstvenny Gimn SSSR ) was introduced during World War II on 15 March 1944 , replacing The Internationale as the official anthem of the Soviet Union and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic . The lyrics were written by Sergey Mikhalkov ( 1913 -- 2009 ) in collaboration with Gabriel El - Registan ( 1899 -- 1945 ) and the music was composed by Alexander Alexandrov ( 1883 -- 1946 ) . Although the Soviet Union was dissolved in 1991 , its national anthem 's melody continues to be used in the Russian Federation 's national anthem , which has different lyrics to the version used in the Soviet Union . </P>
<P> Slav'sya , Otechestvo nashe svobodnoye ! ( Russian : Славься , Отечество наше свободное ! ; Slav'sya , Otechestvo nashe svobodnoye ! , lit . `` Be glorious , our free Fatherland ! '' ) , officially known as the `` State Anthem of the Soviet Union '' ( Russian : Государственный гимн СССР , tr . Gosudarstvenny Gimn SSSR ) was introduced during World War II on 15 March 1944 , replacing The Internationale as the official anthem of the Soviet Union and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic . The lyrics were written by Sergey Mikhalkov ( 1913 -- 2009 ) in collaboration with Gabriel El - Registan ( 1899 -- 1945 ) and the music was composed by Alexander Alexandrov ( 1883 -- 1946 ) . Although the Soviet Union was dissolved in 1991 , its national anthem 's melody continues to be used in the Russian Federation 's national anthem , which has different lyrics to the version used in the Soviet Union . </P>
national anthem of the soviet union red army choir
national anthem of the soviet union red army choir
Slav'sya , Otechestvo nashe svobodnoye !
Slav'sya , Otechestvo nashe svobodnoye !