English: God save the Tsar! | |
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Боже, Царя храни! | |
Former anthem of Russian Empire | |
Lyrics | Vasily Zhukovsky, 1833 |
Music | Alexei Lvov, 1833 |
Adopted | 1833 |
Relinquished | 1917 |
Audio sample | |
God save the Tsar (1915) |
"God save the Tsar!" was the national anthem of the Russian Empire, used from 1833 to 1917. The melody of the anthem was composed by Alexei Lvov, and the lyrics were written by Vasily Zhukovsky.[1]