The “State Anthem of the Soviet Union“ was the national anthem of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics….and the regional anthem of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1944 to 1990….which replaced “The Internationale”…..as Its lyrics were written by Sergey Mikhalkov in collaboration with Gabriel El-Registan…. and its music composed by Alexander Alexandrov….albeit Russia adopted a new anthem in 1990 and the Soviet Union was dissolved in December 1991….wherein, its melody has been used with different lyrics since 2000 in the second version of the Russian anthem.
As seen in this video herewith….Guy Lavqie sings the “State Anthem of the Soviet Union“ at the historic hockey special event, Rendez Vous 87….just moments before the players from the NHL All Star Team vs the Soviet Union National Team took the ice.
