<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <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> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Vocal (1944 lyrics) By the Red Army Ensemble German vocal (1944 lyrics) Instrumental (1955) Vocal (1977 lyrics) By the choir and orchestra of Bolshoi Theater </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Problems playing these files? See media help . </Td> </Tr> </Table>

National anthem of the soviet union red army choir