The "State Anthem of the Byelorussian SSR", Łacinka: ''Dziaržawny himn Biełaruskaj Savieckaj Sacyjalistyčnaj Respubliki'' was the regional anthem of the Byelorussian SSR, a republic of the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

. It was used from 1952 to 1991. It took 11 years to create lyrics for it, even producing a version that mentions then-Soviet leader

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. The music was composed by Nestar Sakalowski, and the lyrics were written by Mikhas' Klimkovich, who also created the current national anthem. In 1991, when the Byelorussian SSR became independent from Soviet rule as

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, it retained the Soviet-era regional anthem as its national one, albeit without lyrics until 2002, when new lyrics were created (this version is still in use today).

History

On 3 February 1944, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR issued a decree "On the State Anthems of the Soviet Republics". The Azerbaijan SSR and the Armenian SSR responded by instituting anthems by their most prominent composers, while the Lithuanian SSR reverted to its old anthem, "Tautiška giesmė".

Lyrics

National symbols of the Byelorussian SSR

1956–1991 version

1952–1953 version

Notes

References

External links

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