The Patriotic Song (anthem)
| English: The Patriotic Song | |
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| Патриотическая песня | |
Former national anthem of Russia Former regional anthem of the Russian SFSR | |
| Also known as | Motif de chant national (original title) |
| Music | Mikhail Glinka, 1833 1944 (arranged by Mikhail Bagrinavskiy) |
| Adopted | 23 November 1990 (by the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic) |
| Readopted | 25 December 1993 (by the Russian Federation) |
| Relinquished | 27 December 2000 |
| Preceded by | "State Anthem of the Soviet Union" |
| Succeeded by | "State Anthem of the Russian Federation" |
| Audio sample | |
A-flat major instrumental rendition performed by the Brass Band of the Russian Ministry of Defense
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"The Patriotic Song" was the national anthem of Russia from 1991 to 2000. It was also previously used as the regional anthem of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1990 – replacing the State Anthem of the Soviet Union – until 1991, 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.