Anthem of the Don Cossacks
| English: "It Has Shaken, It Has Stirred, The Quiet Orthodox Don" | |
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Regional anthem of Rostov Oblast | |
| Also known as | Гимн Ростовской области Гимн донских казаков (English: Anthem of Rostov Oblast Anthem of the Don Cossacks) |
| Lyrics | Fyodor Anisimov, 1853 |
| Music | Alexander Listopadov |
| Adopted | 10 October 1996 |
| Audio sample | |
A cappella male choral vocal recording (1853 original version)
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The Anthem of the Don Cossacks is a Russian patriotic song and the symbol of the Don Cossacks. It was originally used as the anthem of the former self-proclaimed Don Republic (1918–1920), and currently serves as the regional anthem of the Rostov Oblast, a federal subject of Russia. It was adopted on 10 October 1996. It was originally written by Fyodor Anisimov in 1853, at the beginning of the Crimean War.