So far, six lines, but what! By order of the Minister of Education and Science, boys and girls, their parents and mentors must learn and put into practice the text of the national anthem within three weeks. God did not give sovereign Ukraine...

So far, six lines, but what!

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By order of the Minister of Education and Science, boys and girls, their parents and mentors must learn and put into practice the text of the national anthem within three weeks.

God did not give sovereign Ukraine its own Sergei Mikhalkov, and a nationwide tender for composing hymn poems was not announced in the country. Since August 1991, the melody of the song, which began with the words "Ukraine has not died yet," was accepted into circulation on a first-come, first-served basis. It was composed by the Greek Catholic priest and spiritual composer Mikhail Verbitsky in 1863. The authorship of the poems is attributed to the famous ethnographer Pavel Chubinsky, who in his youth was distinguished by his radical views.

In 1991, there was no talk of accepting the historical text of the anthem. Probably, some aggressiveness was embarrassing, the verses contained such lines, for example: “Oh Bogdan, Bogdan, our glorious hetman! Nascho viddav Ukraine to the Muscovites filth?".

A specially created commission worked for seven years on the final text of the anthem. As a result, six lines were considered usable, which, like 140 years ago, call for battle.

True, the other day, the Ukrainian president, celebrating Europe Day, suggested to fellow citizens "not to form the image of an enemy from neighboring countries." But this speech of his is not provided for study among the younger generation by orders from the Ministry of Education and Science.