Let_the_Thunder_of_Victory_Rumble!_(anthem)

Let the Thunder of Victory Rumble! (anthem)

Let the Thunder of Victory Rumble! (anthem)

1791 anthem, unofficial Russian anthem until 1833

"Let the Thunder of Victory Rumble!" (Russian: Гром побе́ды, раздава́йся!, romanized: Grom pobedy, razdavaysya!) was an unofficial[1] Russian national anthem in the late 18th and early 19th century.

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The lyrics were written by the premier Russian poet of the time, Gavrila Derzhavin, and the music by composer Józef Kozłowski,[2] in 1791. The song was written to commemorate the capture of major Ottoman fortress Izmail by the great Russian general Aleksandr Suvorov. This event effectively ended the Seventh Russo-Turkish War.

The tune is a polonaise.[2]

This anthem was eventually replaced by a formal imperial anthem, "God Save the Tsar!", which was adopted in 1833.

Text of the song (excerpt)

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    References

    1. [1]
      "9 мая 1791: Впервые исполнен гимн Гром победы, раздавайся!". Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library (in Russian).
    2. [2]
      "Годный для войск, годный для народа - от ученого до невежды". Kommersant (in Russian). 21 July 2008.
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