The Worker's Marseillaise ( rus, Рабочая Марсельеза, r=Rabochaya Marsel'yeza, p=rɐˈbot͡ɕɪjə mərsʲɪˈlʲjezə) is a
Russian
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revolutionary
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song named after
La Marseillaise
"La Marseillaise" is the national anthem of France. The song was written in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg after the declaration of war by France against Austria, and was originally titled "Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du R ...
. It is based on a poem of
Pyotr Lavrov
Pyotr Lavrovich Lavrov (russian: Пётр Ла́врович Лавро́в; alias Mirtov (); (June 14 O.S.">Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="une 2 Old Style and New Style dates">O.S. 1823 – February 6 anuary 6 O.S. 1900) was a ...
, first published on 1 July 1875 in
London
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as ''A new song'' ( rus, Новая песня, r=Novaya pesnya). The poem reflects a radical socialist program and calls for the violent destruction of the Russian monarchy. At the end of 1875 or in 1876, this poem began to be sung in Russia to the melody of the last verse of
Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career a ...
's song ''Die beiden grenadiere''. Schumann's melody is inspired by the original Marseillaise, but is noticeably different from it. Thus, the melody of the Worker's Marseillaise is only indirectly related to the original Marseillaise, and the lyrics not at all. The song is close to the Russian cruel romances, and this influenced its popularity. The name the Worker's Marseillaise has been fixed since the 1890s.
It existed alongside several other popular versions, among others a Soldier's Marseillaise and a Peasant's Marseillaise.
[Figes, p. 355]
This anthem was popular during the
1905 Russian Revolution
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and was used as a national anthem by the
Russian Provisional Government
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until its overthrow in the
October Revolution
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. It remained in use by
Soviet Russia
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...
for a short time alongside
The Internationale
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.
[ Retrieved February 26, 2022] During the 1917 Revolution it was played at all public assemblies, street demonstrations, concerts and plays.
Lyrics
See also
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La Marseillaise de la Commune, French revolutionary song created and used by the
Paris Commune
The Paris Commune (french: Commune de Paris, ) was a revolutionary government that seized power in Paris, the capital of France, from 18 March to 28 May 1871.
During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, the French National Guard had defended ...
in 1871.
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Deutsche Arbeiter-Marseillaise (German Workers' Marseillaise), German revolutionary song
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