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{{Short description|National anthem of Russia from 1991 to 2000}}
{{Other uses|Patriotic song (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox anthem
| title         = {{lang|ru|italic=no|Патриотическая песня}}
| transcription = {{translit|ru|Patriotichiskaja piesnia|italic=no}}
| english_title = "The Patriotic Song"
| alt_title     = {{Lang|fr|Motif de chant national}} {{small|(original title)}}
| en_alt_title  = 
| image         = Russian SFSR - Russian Anthem Music Sheet.InstrumentalSimple (1990-2000).svg
| image_size    = 
| prefix        = Former national
| caption       = 
| country       = Russia
----
Former regional anthem of the {{Nowrap|[[Russian SFSR]]}}
| author        = 
| music_date    = 1833<br>1944 {{small|(arranged by {{ill|Mikhail Bagrinavskij|ru|Багриновский, Михаил Михайлович}})}}
| composer      = [[Mikhail Glinka]]
| adopted       = {{Start date|1990|11|23|df=y}} {{small|(by the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic)}}
| readopted     = {{start date|1993|12|25|df=y}} {{small|(by the Russian Federation)}}
| until         = {{End date|2000|12|27|df=y}}
| predecessor   = "[[State Anthem of the Soviet Union]]"
| successor     = "[[National anthem of Russia|State Anthem of the Russian Federation]]"
| sound         = Former Russian national anthem (1990–2000), performed by the Brass Band of the Russian Ministry of Defense.wav
| sound_title   = [[A-flat major]] instrumental rendition performed by the [[Brass Band of the Russian Ministry of Defense]]
}}
"'''The Patriotic Song'''"{{efn|{{lang-rus|Патриотическая песня|r=Patriotichiskaja piesnia|p=pətrʲɪɐˈtʲitɕɪskəjə ˈpʲesʲnʲə}}}} was the national anthem of [[Russia]] from 1991 to 2000. It was previously the [[regional anthem]] of the [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic]] from 1990 until 1991 (until 1990 it used the [[State Anthem of the Soviet Union]]), when it transformed into the Russian Federation after the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]]. Unlike most national anthems, it had no official lyrics. Although unofficial ones were written for it, they were never adopted.

==Etymology==
"The Patriotic Song" was originally a piano composition without lyrics, composed by [[Mikhail Glinka]] (1804–1857), and it was originally titled "National Song Motif" ({{Langx|fr|'''Motif de chant national'''}}). The song has been known under its current title of "The Patriotic Song" since 1944,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2005|access-date=January 12, 2016|url=http://www.hymn.ru/index-en.html|quote=The music has been known under the title 'Patriotic Song' since 1944|title=Anthem of Russia|work=Russian Anthems museum|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112090356/http://www.hymn.ru/index-en.html|archive-date=2016-01-12}}</ref> after Glinka's composition was arranged for orchestra by composer {{ill|Mikhail Bagrinavskij|ru|Багриновский, Михаил Михайлович}} under that name, popularizing it and leading it to become synonymous with Glinka's original work itself.<ref name=Muzcentrum>{{Cite web|url=http://www.muzcentrum.ru/radio-old/programs/expomusic/34608-v-efire-ekspomuzyka-patrioticheskaya-pesn-glinki-2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107130336/http://www.muzcentrum.ru/radio-old/programs/expomusic/34608-v-efire-ekspomuzyka-patrioticheskaya-pesn-glinki-2|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 7, 2020|location=Russia|first=Н.Ю.|work=Muzcentrum|title=Патриотическая песнь Глинки|last=Тартаковская|quote="Patriotic Song" does not belong to Glinka, but to the composer Mikhail Bagrinovsky, who orchestrated the melody in 1944, and the poet Alexei Mashistov composed the text for it.}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:The_Patriotic_Song,_First_Performance_on_November_27,_1990.ogg|thumb|First performance as the regional anthem of the [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic]] as part of the "Decree of November 23, 1990" requesting to perform it on November 27, 1990 at the Kremlin.<ref name="pravo.levonevsky">{{cite web|url=http://pravo.levonevsky.org/baza/soviet/sssr0606.htm|title=On the National Anthem of the Russian SFSR|work=Decree of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR|date=November 23, 1990|publisher=pravo.levonevsky.org}}</ref>]]
[[File:The_Patriotic_Song_(Orchestra).ogg|thumb|One of the most common performances by an orchestra]]
[[File:Russian national anthem performed at the White House in Washington, D.C. (1992).oga|thumb|U.S.-performed rendition during a Russian state visit to Washington, D.C. in 1992 with simultaneous [[21-gun salute]]]]
[[File:Russian national anthem performed at the White House in Washington, D.C. (September 1994).oga|thumb|U.S.-performed rendition during a Russian state visit to Washington, D.C. in September 1994]]
[[File:The Patriotic Song (2000 Russian presidential inauguration).webm|thumb|A performance of {{transliteration|ru|Patrioticheskaya Pesnya}} at the inauguration of [[President of Russia|Russian president]] [[Vladimir Putin]] on 7 May 2000]]
[[File:Patrioticheskaya Pesnya.ogg|thumb|Synthesizer performance]]
[[File:The Patriotic Song Russia.mp3|thumb|Version with proposed lyrics]]

"{{transliteration|ru|Patrioticheskaya Pesnya|italic=no}}" originally was not a song but a composition for piano without lyrics, written by [[Mikhail Glinka]] in 1833 and titled (in [[French language|French]]) {{lang|fr|"Motif de chant national"|italic=no}}. It was often claimed that it was written by Glinka as part of a national anthem contest or with the intent of becoming a national anthem,<ref>Финдейзен Н. Глинкиниана. (Автографы Глинки в Императорской Публичной библиотеке) // Русская музыкальная газета. СПб., 1895. № 7, pp. 409—411</ref> though evidence for either claim is scant. In 1885, Glinka's manuscript was re-discovered after languishing in obscurity at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. In 1944 it was arranged for orchestra by composer {{ill|Mikhail Bagrinovsky|ru|Багриновский, Михаил Михайлович}} under the title "{{transliteration|ru|Patrioticheskaya Pesnya|italic=no}}"<ref name=RossaPrimavera>{{Cite web|url=https://rossaprimavera.ru/article/5f7cc8aa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419193151/https://rossaprimavera.ru/article/5f7cc8aa|url-status=dead|archive-date=2022-04-19|title=Шедевры М. И. Глинки и В. И. Агапкина позднеимперского периода|quote=In 1885, among the personal papers of the composer, a sketch of an unknown work was found, to which no one paid attention. And only in 1944 this musical notation of Glinka was processed by M. M. Bagryanovsky (1885–1966), who gave the name to the work – 'Patriotic Song'. Three years later, in 1947, the poet A. Mashistov wrote poetry to the music of M. I. Glinka. Thus was born the song "Hello, glorious capital", which in the year of the 800th anniversary of Moscow, became her anthem.}}</ref> and a few years later, poet [[Alexei Mashistov]] set lyrics to Bagrinovsky's arrangement of Glinka's composition for a song dedicated to the Soviet capital of Moscow, both of which helped popularize Glinka's work among the Soviet public and gave it its common contemporary moniker.<ref name=RossaPrimavera/>

The Soviet/Russian TV news program {{translit|ru|[[Vremya]]}} used it as its theme tune from 2 January 1984 to 10 May 1986.

In the 1990s, [[Boris Yeltsin]] chose the tune as the new state anthem of the Russian SFSR and it was officially adopted as such on 23 November 1990 by the [[Supreme Soviet of Russia]].<ref name="pravo.levonevsky"/> It remained in ''de facto'' usage through inertia by the new Russian Federation from 1991 until its official confirmation as the state's national anthem in 1993 when the [[Constitution of Russia|Russian constitution]] was enacted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://infopravo.by.ru/fed1993/ch01/akt10443.shtm|title=On the National Anthem of the Russian Federation|work=Ukase of the President of the Russian Federation|date=December 11, 1993|publisher=infopravo.by.ru}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Also favored by the [[Russian Orthodox Church]], the music went without lyrics for several years. This was despite there being over six thousand submissions over the period of ten years.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Daughtry |first=Martin |date=2003 |title=Russia's New Anthem and the Negotiation of National Identity |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/852511 |journal=University of Illinois Press |volume=47 |issue=1 |pages=42–67 |doi=10.2307/852511 |jstor=852511|url-access=subscription }}</ref> In 1999, Viktor Radugin won a contest to provide suitable words for it with his poem "Glory to Russia!" ({{Langx|ru|Славься, Россия!|Slávsya, Rossíya!}}). However, no lyrics and none of the entries were ever adopted.

It reportedly proved to be unpopular with the Russian public and with many politicians and public figures, because of its tune and lack of lyrics, and consequently its inability to inspire Russian athletes during international competitions.<ref name="gbrussia">{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrussia.org/reviews.php?id=163|title=The Russian National Anthem and the problem of National Identity in the 21st Century|work=The Great Britain – Russia Society|publisher=gbrussia.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015181038/http://www.gbrussia.org/reviews.php?id=163|archive-date=2007-10-15}}</ref> One key driver for the changing of the Russian anthem away from the Patriotic Song was when players from the Russian football club [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] sent a letter to [[Vladimir Putin]] in the summer of 2000 requesting an alternative to the wordless anthem to inspire their morale.<ref name=":0" /> The other driver of change came from [[Russia at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Russian Olympians]], who requested a shift away from the Patriotic Song as they felt "embarrassed to be the only ones whose lips did not move as their national anthem was performed".<ref name=":0" />

It was subsequently replaced soon after Yeltsin's successor as [[President of the Russian Federation]], Vladimir Putin, first took office on 7 May 2000. After conducting a nationwide poll on November 13, 2000, the subsequent results concluded that only a abysmal 15% of Russians supported the Patriotic Song.<ref name=":0" /> This poll made it clear that change was inevitable. Therefore, on December 8, 2000, the [[State Duma|federal legislature]] established and approved the music of the [[National Anthem of the Soviet Union]] with newly written lyrics through a vote of 381 to 51.<ref name=":0" /> Still, despite overwhelming support for this change, Yeltsin himself criticized Putin for supporting the semi-reintroduction of the Soviet-era national anthem.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1059784.stm|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|location=United Kingdom|author=BBC News|department=Europe |title=Yeltsin attacks Putin over anthem|date=December 7, 2000|work=bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

Today, the song is used by some elements of the [[Opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia|Russian opposition]] as a political anthem.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spektr.press/zvezda-parnasa-kak-saratovskij-videobloger-skrestil-liberalov-s-nacionalistami/|title=Звезда 'Парнаса'. Как саратовский видеоблогер скрестил либералов с националистами|publisher=Спектр|date=2016-08-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |date=21 December 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DqXekLQ72U |title=Поднятие флага |trans-title=Raising the flag |publisher=Легион "Свобода России" |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221182322/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DqXekLQ72U |archive-date=21 December 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> It is also sometimes erroneously played during sporting events involving Russia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ria.ru/sport/20150112/1042230928.html|title=Организаторы женского МЧМ по хоккею извинились за ошибку с гимном РФ|author=|authorlink=|quote=|date=2015-01-12|publisher=[[РИА «Новости»]]|language=ru|access-date=2015-09-09}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|_UR5mrF-HwU}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interfax.ru/sport/465320|title=В США во время награждения Власова включили старый гимн России|author= |authorlink= |quote= |date=2015-09-08|format= |publisher=[[Интерфакс]]|access-date=2015-09-09|language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sovsport.ru/news/text-item/839282|title=Организаторы дважды перепутали гимн России во время награждения гимнастки Маргариты Мамун.|author=Владислав Усачев|authorlink=|quote=Организаторы включили не ту мелодию дважды, после чего трибуны запели гимн России а капелла под бурные аплодисменты. Мамун поблагодарила трибуны за поддержку.|date=2015-09-08|format=|publisher=[[Советский спорт]]|access-date=2015-09-11|language=ru|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911034742/http://www.sovsport.ru/news/text-item/839282|archive-date=2015-09-11}}</ref><ref>[https://www.gazeta.ru/sport/news/2017/02/18/n_9705005.shtml СБР: вместо гимна на награждении ЧМ прозвучала «Патриотическая песня» Глинки]</ref>

==Proposed lyrics==
==="Glory to Russia!"<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwAW9nf3KE0 |title=Former National Anthem: Russia – Patrioticheskaya Pesnya |date=2015-10-27 |last=Ian Berwick |access-date=2025-02-17 |via=YouTube}}</ref>===
These are the unofficial lyrics to "The Patriotic Song" by Viktor Radugin, titled "Glory to Russia!" ({{lang|ru|Славься, Россия!}}). It has been confused with the closing chorus of Glinka's opera ''[[A Life for the Tsar]]'', possibly due to both beginning with the same word ''glory'' ({{lang|ru|славься}}), but the two works are unrelated with the latter being derived from an old [[Poles (people)|Polish]] [[folk song]] (though the operatic music, too, has been suggested as a candidate for a Russian national anthem).
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align: left; line-height= 1.2em:"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!Russian original
!Romanization of Russian
!IPA transcription
!English translation
|- style="vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;"
|<poem>{{lang|ru|Славься, славься, родина-Россия!
Сквозь века и грозы ты прошла
И сияет солнце над тобою
И судьба твоя светла.

Над старинным московским Кремлём
Вьётся знамя с двуглавым орлом
И звучат священные слова:
«Славься, Русь{{spaced ndash}} Отчизна моя!»}}</poem>
|<poem>{{translit|ru|italic=no|Slavjsja, slavjsja, rodina-Rossija!
Skvozj veka i grozy ty proshla!
I sijajet solnce nad toboju
I sudjba tvoja svetla!

Nad starinnym moskovskim Kremljom
Viotsja znamja s dvuglavym orlom
I zvuchat svjashchennyje slova:
„Slavjsja, Rusj{{spaced ndash}}Otchizna moja!“}}</poem>
|<poem>{{IPA|wrap=none|[ˈsɫafʲ.sʲə ˈsɫafʲ.sʲə ˈro.dʲɪ.nə rɐ.ˈsʲi.jə ‖]
[skvozʲ‿vʲɪ.ˈka i ˈɡro.zɨ tɨ prɐʂ.ˈɫa ‖]
[i sʲɪ.ˈjæ.(j)ɪt ˈson.tsə nət tɐ.ˈbo.jʊ]
[i sʊdʲ.ˈba tvɐ.ˈja svʲɪt.ˈɫa ‖]

[nət stɐ.ˈrʲin.nɨm mɐ.ˈskof.skʲɪm krʲɪ.ˈmlʲɵm]
[ˈvʲjɵts.sə ˈzna.mʲə z‿dvʊ.ˈɡɫa.vɨm ɐr.ˈɫom]
[i zvʊ.ˈtɕat svʲɪ.ˈɕːen.nɨ.(j)ɪ sɫɐ.ˈva]
[ˈsɫafʲ.sʲə rusʲ ɐt.ˈtɕiz.nə mɐ.ˈja ‖]}}</poem>
|<poem>Glory, glory to Mother Russia!
You've passed through centuries and storms!
And the sun is shining upon you
And bright is your fate.

Above the ancient Moscow Kremlin
A two-headed eagle flag hovers
And the sacred words sound:
"Glory to Russia – my Fatherland!"</poem>
|}

==="Majestically Above the Fatherland"<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld5hZsh_SkQ |title=Над Отчизной величаво (проект гимна РФ, Патриотическая песня) |date=2022-06-18 |last=Just anthems, just a channel |access-date=2025-02-17 |via=YouTube}}</ref>===
"Majestically Above the Fatherland" ({{langx|ru|Над Отчизной величаво|Nad Otchiznoj velichavo}}) written by [[Vladimir Kalinkin]] in 1998, was another proposed set of lyrics. Performed by Russian artist [[Vladimir Detayov]], the Duma was made aware of this piece's existence in April 1999. At the initiative of the Ministry of Ethnic Policy of Russia, this record was first publicly presented at the First Congress of the Assembly of Peoples of Russia. During the summer of that year, it was performed on the radio station "[[Radio Rossii|Radio of Russia]]" and the TV channel "[[Channel 3 (Moscow)|Moskoviya]]", devoted to writing a text for the national anthem.

In January 2000, it was carried out in a new orchestral arrangement performed by the N.P. Osipov National Academic Orchestra of Folk Instruments and the A.V. Sveshnikov Academic Choir. Overall the song received positive reviews, although like "Glory to Russia!", never attained official status.

{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align: left; line-height= 1.2em:"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!Russian original
!Romanization of Russian
!English translation
|- style="vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;"
|<poem>{{lang|ru|{{small|'''Припев:'''}}
Над Отчизной величаво –
Башни древнего Кремля.
Славься, прадедов держава,
Вся Российская земля!

Ты – духовностью богата
И соборностью крепка –
По крупице, трудно, свято
Собиралась на века.

Единением народов
Нерушима и сильна,
Одолеет все невзгоды
Наша мудрая страна.

{{small|{{yesitalic|'''Припев'''}}}}}}</poem>
|<poem>{{translit|ru|italic=no|{{small|'''Pripev:'''}}
Nad Otchiznoj velichavo&nbsp;–
Bashni drevnego Kremlja.
Slavjsja, pradedov derzhava,
Vsja Rossijskaja zemlja!

Ty&nbsp;– duhovnostiu bogata
I sobornostiu krepka&nbsp;–
Po krupice, trudno, svjato,
Sobiralasj na veka.

Jedinenijem narodov
Nerushima i siljna,
Odolejet vse nevzgody
Nasha mudraja strana.

{{small|'''''Pripev'''''}}}}</poem>
|<poem>{{small|'''Chorus:'''}}
Majestically above the Fatherland –
The towers of the ancient Kremlin.
Glory to the state of our forefathers,
All of the Russian land!

You – rich in spirituality
And strong in fellowship –
Gradually, through hardship and holiness,
Have come together forever.

Through unity of its peoples,
Unbreakable and strong,
Our wise country
Will overcome all adversities.

{{small|'''''Chorus'''''}}</poem>
|}

===“Red Star” (Russian Army Choir)<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zGX2DiBjII |title=(Former) Russian Anthem (Patriotic Song, 1992) – Strange Vocal Version – RVSN/Alexandrov Ensemble |date=2016-04-09 |last=Anthem Base |access-date=2025-02-17 |via=YouTube}}</ref>===
In 1992, a version of "The Patriotic Song" with lyrics specifically about Moscow was sung by the “Red Star" Russian Army Choir and Dance Ensemble of RVSN at the Tchaikovsky Hall.

{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align: left; line-height= 1.2em:"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!Russian original
!Romanization of Russian
!English translation
|- style="vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;"
|<poem>
Здравствуй, славная столица!
Сердце Родины, Москва!
Вся страна тобой гордится,
Городов родных глава.

Русь великую сплотила
Ты вокруг твердынь Кремля,
И окрепла наша сила,
И прославилась земля.
</poem>
|<poem>
Zdravstvuj, slavnaja stolica!
Serdce Rodiny, Moskva!
Vsja strana toboj gorditsja,
Gorodov rodnyh glava.

Rusj velikuju splotila
Ty vokrug tverdynj Kremlja,
I okrepla nasha sila,
I proslavilasj zemlja.
</poem>
|<poem>
Hello, glorious capital!
Heart of the Motherland, Moscow!
The whole country is proud of you,
Head of native cities.

You have united great Rus'
Around the strongholds of the Kremlin,
And our power has grown stronger,
And the land has become famous.
</poem>
|}

=== "In our century of Russia – glory!"<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VfngU4EwZo |title=На века России нашей – слава! (With subtitles) |date=2022-01-14 |last=РОССИЯ: ИСТОРИЯ И КУЛЬТУРА |access-date=2025-02-17 |via=YouTube}}</ref> ===
Words of the 103rd Russian anthem out of 140 prepared by poster poet Nina Benson.

Performed by the Big Choir of Radio and Orchestra of the Ministry of Defense conducted by Viktor Afanasiev (recorded in 1998; the draft words and this recording were presented at a presentation in the Duma on February 3, 1998).
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Russian original
!Romanization of Russian
!English translation
|-
|На века России нашей – слава!
Непреклонно мужество Руси.

Отчий дом и честь храни, Держава,

Флаг свободы гордо неси.

Дух единства, крепи нашу силу,

Светлой верой воспрянет страна.

Правь судьбой, великая Россия,

Славься, Русь, на все времена
|Na veka Rossii nashej – slava!
Nepreklonno muzhestvo Rusi.

Otchij dom i chestj hrani, Derzhava,

Flag svobody gordo nesi.

Duh jedinstva, krepi nashu silu,

Svetloj veroj vosprjanet strana.

Pravj sudjboj, velikaja Rossija,

Slavjsja, Rusj, na vse vremena!
|In our century of Russia – glory!
The resolute courage of Russia.

Preserve thy Father's home and honour, Power,

The flag of freedom is maintained proudly.

Spirit of unity, muster our strength,

The country shall rise with bright faith.

Rule the fate, oh great Russia,

Glory to Russia forevermore!
|}

=== "Slav'sya, Rus"<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zwc8dEK4Oc |title=Славься, Русь – великая страна! (проект гимна, Патриотическая песня) |date=2022-05-02 |last=Just anthems, just a channel |access-date=2025-02-17 |via=YouTube}}</ref> ===
In May 1991, the artistic director of the ensemble named after Alexandrova, Igor Agafonnikov recorded the anthem with the following words.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Russian original
!Romanization of Russian
!English translation
|-
|Славься, Русь – великая страна!
Славься, Русь – свободна и сильна.

Славься Труд, Богатство и Земля,

Расцветай, Отчизна моя!

Присягает российский народ

Конституции прав и свобод

И в душе рождаются слова:

Славься, Русь – Отчизна моя!
|Slav'sya, Rus' – velikaya strana!
Slav'sya, Rus' – svobodna i sil'na.

Slav'sya Trud, Bogatstvo i Zemlya,

Rastsvetay, Otchizna moya!

Prisyagayet rossiyskiy narod

Konstitutsii prav i svobod

I v dushe rozhdayutsya slova:

Slav'sya, Rus' – Otchizna moya!
|Glory, Russia is a great country!
Glory, Russia is free and strong.

Glory to Labor, Wealth and Earth,

Blossom, my Fatherland!

The Russian people swear

Constitutions of rights and freedoms

And the words are born in my soul:

Glory, Russia – my Fatherland!
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Opera|Russia}}
* [[National anthem of Russia]]
* [[State Anthem of the Soviet Union]]
* "[[God Save the Tsar!]]"
* "[[Aegukka]]"

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20021106135252/http://home.planet.nl/~jschoone/ru.html Russian national anthems, including the score for Glinka's tune]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160508070016/http://www.hymn.ru/index-en.html#related-to-glinka-anthem Russian Anthems Museum, including MP3 recordings of Glinka's anthem with and without words]
* [http://www.kkovalev.ru/Glinka.htm Glinka – the author of Russian national anthem] in Russian. [http://www.kkovalev.ru/english.htm by K.Kovalev] – Eng. [http://www.kkovalev.ru/Bortniansky-eng.htm Bortniansky's anthem "Kol slaven"] – Eng.

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