From the party of Lenin to the arrest of Husky. How 75 years ago the anthem of the USSR appeared and how it became the anthem of Russia

January 1, 1944 on the radio for the first time, the USSR anthem was heard to the music of Alexander Alexandrov. Many years later - in 2000 - the same melody became the Russian anthem, the text for it was rewritten by Sergey Mikhalkov for the third time. In the special prize of the podcast, dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the anthem of the USSR, Alexei Ponomarev and Andrei Borzenko, together with the researcher of Stalinist culture, Ilya Venyavkin, tell the history of the appearance of the Soviet anthem and his unexpected return in the new country.

• Why the Soviet Union has been without a hymn for more than 20 years
• What role in writing the anthem was played by Stalin
• Where did the idea of ​​print the anthem on school notebooks come from
• What explained the return of the Soviet anthem Putin
• How the music of the anthem of the USSR is connected with the Cathedral of Christ the Savior

Process guests: Professor of the Moscow Conservatory and the project manager on the history of the USSR Anthem, Ekaterina Vlasova, historian and literary critic Marietta Chudakova, former Minister of Culture of Russia Mikhail Shvydka. And the reader of the "Medusa" Valery!

Producers - Andrey Borzenko, Lika Kremer, Alexey Ponomarev

Chamber Orchestra of the Grand Budapest Hotel - Alexey Zelensky

Installation - Alexey Ponomarev

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