Anthem of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
The "State Anthem of the Byelorussian SSR" was the regional anthem of the Byelorussian SSR, a republic of the Soviet Union. 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 Joseph Stalin. The music was composed by Nestar Sakalowski, and the lyrics were written by Mihas' Klimovich.
In 1991, when the Byelorussian SSR became independent from Soviet rule as Belarus, it retained the Soviet-era regional anthem as its national one, albeit without lyrics until 2002, when new lyrics were created.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 decree was followed with the Azerbaijan SSR and the Armenian SSR created their regional anthems with their most prominent composers, and the Lithuanian SSR, that used its old anthem, "Tautiška giesmė".Lyrics
1956–1991 lyrics
Belarusian version
Russian version
1952–1953 lyrics (original)
Belarusian version
Russian version
English translation
