Anthem of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
| English: Anthem of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic | |
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| Дзяржаўны гімн Беларускай Савецкай Сацыялістычнай Рэспублікі (Belarusian) | |
Former regional anthem of the Byelorussian SSR | |
| Lyrics | Michas Klimkovič |
| Music | Niescier Sakałowski, 1944 |
| Adopted | 17 September 1955 (first approval) 24 September 1955 (legislative approval) |
| Relinquished | 1991 |
| Succeeded by | "My Belarusy" |
| Audio sample | |
Official orchestral and choral vocal recording
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The State Anthem of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic was the anthem of Belarus from 1955 to 1991 when it was a part of the former Soviet Union.
It took 11 years to create the lyrics for the anthem, even producing a version that mentions then-Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. The music was composed by Niescier Sakałowski, and the lyrics were written by Michas Klimkovič, who also created the current national anthem.
In 1991, when Belarus gained independence from the Soviet Union, it retained the melody of the Soviet-era regional anthem but got rid of the lyrics. In 2002, new lyrics were written to the same tune for the State Anthem of the Republic of Belarus.