what is the national anthem of russia?
National Anthem of Russia
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 With the impending collapse of the Soviet Union in early 1990 , a new national anthem was needed to help define the reorganized nation and to reject the Soviet past . The Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR , Boris Yeltsin , was advised to revive " God Save The Tsar " with modifications to the lyrics . However , he instead selected a piece composed by Mikhail Glinka . The piece , known as " Patrioticheskaya Pesnya " , was a wordless piano composition discovered after Glinka 's death . " Patrioticheskaya Pesnya " was performed in front of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR on November 23 , 1990 . The song was decreed by the Supreme Soviet to be the new Russian anthem that same day . This anthem was intended to be permanent , which can be seen from the parliamentary draft of the Constitution , approved and drafted by Supreme Soviet , Congress of People 's Deputies and its Constitutional Commission ( with latter formally headed by President of Russia ) . The draft , among other things , reads that : 

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 The National Anthem of the Russian Federation is the Patriotic Song composed by Mikhail Glinka . The text of the National Anthem of the Russian Federation shall be endorsed by the federal law 

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 The State Anthem of the Russian Federation ( Russian : Госуда ́ рственный гимн Росси ́ йской Федера ́ ции , tr . Gosudarstvenný gimn Rossijskoj Federací ; IPA : [ ɡɐsʊdarˈstvʲɪnɨj ˈɡʲimn rɐˈsʲijskoj fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨj ] ) is the name of the official national anthem of Russia . Its musical composition and lyrics were adopted from the State Anthem of the Soviet Union , composed by Alexander Alexandrov , and lyricists Sergey Mikhalkov and Gabriel El @-@ Registan . The Soviet anthem was used from 1944 , replacing " The Internationale " with a more Russocentric song . The anthem had no lyrics after 1956 , due to the original lyrics having references to former leader Joseph Stalin . New lyrics were introduced in 1977 by Mikhalkov with lyrics placing less emphasis on World War II and more on the victory of communism . 

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 The Russian national anthem is set to the melody of the Soviet anthem ( used since 1944 ) . As a result , there have been several controversies related to its use . For instance , some — including cellist Mstislav Rostropovich — have vowed not to stand during the anthem . Russian cultural figures and government officials were also troubled by Putin 's restoration of the Soviet anthem . A former adviser to both Yeltsin and Mikhail Gorbachev , the last President of the Soviet Union , stated that , when " Stalin 's hymn " was used as the national anthem of the Soviet Union , horrific crimes took place . 

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 Between 1994 and 1999 , many votes were called for in the State Duma to retain " Patrioticheskaya Pesnya " as the official anthem of Russia . However , it faced stiff opposition from members of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation , who wanted the Soviet anthem restored . Because any anthem had to be approved by a two @-@ thirds supermajority , this disagreement between Duma factions for nearly a decade prevented passage of an anthem . 
