Tbf, that's a way better national anthem than America's. But the best one will always be the Soviet anthem... so much hope for the socialist world in a song. I don't know if I'm happy or angry Russia kept the tune after '91, tbh.

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[–] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I agree, the State Anthem of the USSR is truly one of the greatest and most inspiring national anthems that's ever existed.

Personally, I don't like it at all that the Russian Federation reused the tune with nationalist lyrics. I understand why Putin did it, because the "Patriotic Song" under Yeltsin was trash that literally everyone hated, so he wanted to bring back the pride people felt when the USSR anthem was played.

But reusing the anthem's tune for a capitalist country and replacing the lyrics with things like references to God, could be considered sacrilege.

[–] alexei_1917@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah, you're probably right. The sheer amount of Soviet things the Russian Federation either actively ruined or left to rot after that horrible year makes me so goddamn angry... but being mad about it feels better than crying about it, like old post Soviet folks do in way too many videos I've seen online.

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