A quick note to everyone. After the breakup of the USSR, a new national anthem was adopted.
The new anthem never really caught on. So, the old 1944 anthem was dusted off and given
new words. If anyone out there has them, please send them to me via email!

Unbreakable Union of freeborn Republics,

Great Russia has welded forever to stand.

Created in struggle by will of the people,

United and mighty, our Soviet land!

        Sing to the Motherland, home of the free,

        Bulwark of peoples in brotherhood strong.

        O Party of Lenin, the strength of the people,

        To Communism's triumph lead us on!

Through tempests the sunrays of freedom have cheered us,

Along the new path where great Lenin did lead.

Be true to the people, thus Stalin has reared us,

Inspire us to labor and valorous deed!

(After Stalin died the words of the last two lines changed to this)

To a righteous cause he raised up the peoples,

Inspired them to labor and valorous deed.

        Sing to the Motherland, home of the free,

        Bulwark of peoples in brotherhood strong.

        O Party of Lenin, the strength of the people,

        To Communism's triumph lead us on!

In the victory of Communism's deathless ideal,

We see the future of our dear land.

And to her fluttering scarlet banner,

Selflessly true we always shall stand!