Anthem of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
1944–1991 regional anthem of the Soviet Union / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The State Anthem of the Armenian SSR[lower-alpha 1] was the national anthem of Armenia when it was a republic of the Soviet Union and known as the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. It was used between 1944 and 1991. Its music was composed by Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian,[1] and the lyrics were written by Sarmen.[2] Along with the Anthem of the Estonian SSR, it is one of the only two SSR anthems without an intro.
English: State Anthem of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic | |
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Հայկական Սովետական Սոցիալիստական Հանրապետություն օրհներգ | |
Former regional anthem of the Armenian SSR | |
Lyrics | Sarmen (Armenak Sarkisyan) |
Music | Aram Khachaturian, 1944 |
Adopted | 1944 |
Relinquished | 1991 |
Succeeded by | "Mer Hayrenik" |
Audio sample | |
Official orchestral and choral vocal recording (post-Stalinist lyrics) | |
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Upon independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Armenia adopted the anthem "Mer Hayrenik" in its place, though there has been occasional debate about restoring the music of the anthem of the Armenian SSR with different lyrics as the national anthem.