State Anthem of the USSR
National anthem
The "State Anthem of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics" was the national anthem of the Soviet Union and the regional anthem of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1944 to 1991, replacing "The Internationale". Wikipedia
Lyricists: Sergei Mikhalkov and El-Registan
Composer: Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov
Key: C major
Adopted: 15 March 1944; 1956 (as instrumental); 1 September 1977; (with modified lyrics)