<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Russian national anthem U.S. - performed rendition, one verse . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Problems playing this file? See media help . </Td> </Tr> <P> The "State Anthem of the Russian Federation" (Russian: Госуда́рственный гимн Росси́йской Федера́ции, tr . Gosudárstvennyy gimn Rossíyskoy Federátsii, IPA: (ɡəsʊˈdarstvjɪnɨj ˈɡjimn rɐˈsjijskəj fjɪdjɪˈratsɨj)) is the name of the official national anthem of Russia . It uses the same music as the State Anthem of the Soviet Union, composed by Alexander Alexandrov, and new lyrics by Sergey Mikhalkov, who had collaborated with Gabriel El - Registan on the original anthem . The Soviet anthem was used from 1944, replacing "The Internationale" with a more Sovietcentric and Russiacentric song . The anthem, mentioning Stalin by name, was used without lyrics after 1956, following Stalin's death . A second version of the lyrics was written by Mikhalkov in 1970 and adopted in 1977, placing less emphasis on World War II and more on the victory of communism . </P> <P> The Russian SFSR was the only republic of the USSR without its own anthem . The lyric - free "Patrioticheskaya Pesnya", composed by Mikhail Glinka, was officially adopted in 1990 by the Supreme Soviet of Russia and confirmed in 1993, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, by the President of the Russian Federation, Boris Yeltsin . This anthem 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 . The government sponsored contests to create lyrics for the unpopular anthem, but none of the entries were adopted . </P>

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