"My Moscow" (russian: Моя Москва, Mojá Moskvá, ) is the municipal anthem of the Russian city of
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...
since 1995. The music was composed in 1941 by
Isaak Dunayevsky and the lyrics were written by
Sergey Agranyan and
Mark Lisyansky.
The original performer was
Zoya Rozhdestvenskaya
Zoya Nikolayevna Rozhdestvenskaya (russian: Зоя Николаевна Рождественская; 16 August 1906 — 8 November 1953) was a Soviet singer, a holder of the title of Meritorious Artist of the RSFSR. She was the original performe ...
.
The original lyrics had four verses, of which the last pertained to
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secretar ...
. They were replaced by the current lyrics which were introduced during the
Leonid Brezhnev
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev; uk, links= no, Леонід Ілліч Брежнєв, . (19 December 1906– 10 November 1982) was a Soviet politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union between 1964 and ...
era.
Lyrics
Current lyrics since 1995
Brezhnev-era lyrics
Original
Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secretar ...
-era lyrics
Notes
References
*http://www.sovmusic.ru (for the Stalin-era and Brezhnev-era lyrics)
*http://www.personal.psu.edu/npi103/mos1_himn.htm (for the English translation)
*https://web.archive.org/web/20080604144129/http://www.mos.ru/cgi-bin/pbl_web?vid=1&osn_id=0&subr_unom=1907&datedoc=0 (for the current lyrics)
*Self-made transliterations
External links
MP3 Vocal and instrumental recordings of the current anthemA Brezhnev-era MP3 vocal recordingA Stalin-era MP3 vocal recording"My Moscow" - korean version"My Moscow" - chinese version
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1941 songs
Culture in Moscow
20th century in Moscow
Russian anthems
Songs about Moscow
Compositions by Isaak Dunayevsky
Soviet songs