National Anthem of Russia: State Anthem of the Russian Federation

(Turn on Youtube subtitles for English subtitles) The “State Anthem of the Russian Federation“ is the name of the official national anthem of Russia. It uses the same music as the State Anthem of the Soviet Union, composed by Alexander Alexandrov, and new lyrics by Sergey Mikhalkov, who had collaborated with Gabriel El-Registan on the original anthem. The music of the National Anthem of the Soviet Union, with newly written lyrics, became the national anthem of the Russian Federation in December 2000. The government sponsored a contest to find lyrics, eventually settling upon a new composition by Mikhalkov; according to the government, the lyrics were selected to evoke and eulogize the history and traditions of Russia. In this video, we see the history of Russia from the Kievan Rus to nowadays. FRANÇAIS: L’Hymne national de la fédération de Russie est l’actuel hymne national de la Russie. Il a été adopté le 20 décembre 2000 par le