cheered us,Along the new path where great Lenin did lead.
To a righteous cause he raised up the peoples,
Inspired them to labour and valorous deed.
[Or, the old way:
Be true to the people, thus Stalin has reared
us, Inspire us to labor and valorous deed!]
Sing to the Motherland, home of the free,
Bulwark of peoples in brotherhood strong.
O Party of Lenin, the strength of the people,
To Communism's triumph lead us on!
In the vict'ry of Communism's deathless ideal,
We see the future of our dear land.
And to her fluttering scarlet banner,
Selflessly true we always shall stand!
The Hymn of the Soviet Union (CPSU Version)
Unbreakable Union of freeborn Republics, Great Russia has
welded forever to stand. Created in struggle by will of the people, United and mighty, our Soviet land!
Sing to the Motherland, home of the free, Bulwark of peoples
in brotherhood strong. O Party of Lenin, the strength of the people, To Communism's triumph lead us on!
Through tempests the sunrays of freedom have cheered us, Along
the new path where great Lenin did lead. To a righteous cause he raised up the peoples, Inspired them to labor and valorous deed. [Or, the old way: Be true to the people, thus Stalin has reared us, Inspire us to labor and valorous deed!]
Sing to the Motherland, home of the free, Bulwark of peoples
in brotherhood strong. O Party of Lenin, the strength of the people, To Communism's triumph lead us on!
In the vict'ry of Communism's deathless ideal, We see the
future of our dear land. And to her fluttering scarlet banner, Selflessly true we always shall stand!
Russia Flag
Russia Flag
Flag History
The Russian civil ensign was personally designed by Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia in 1699 and became the national flag of Russia on May 7, 1883. In 1918 it was replaced by a red flag with the golden initials RSFSR in the upper hoist. Since 1990 the white-blue-red tricolor has been used in great numbers by pro-democracy forces.
Flag Date of Adoption
21 August 1991
Flag Symbolism
three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red