Anthem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
- Anthem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
The State Anthem of the Lithuanian SSR ( _lt. Lietuvos Tarybų Socialistinės Respublikos Valstybinis Himnas) was the national anthem of Lithuania when it was a republic of the Soviet Union and known as the Lithuanian SSR.
Background
The anthem was adopted by the Lithuanian SSR government in 1950, replacing the abolished interbellum anthem Tautiška giesmė. The music was composed by Balys Dvarionas and Jonas Švedas, and the words were written originally by Antanas Venclova. After Joseph Stalin's death, the second stanza of the lyrics was changed by Vacys Reimeris to remove mentions of Stalin. The anthem stated that Lenin had lit the path to freedom instead, helped by the Russian people, and exhorted the Lithuanian people to work with peoples of the other Soviet Republics. The anthem was confirmed in Article 169 of the 1978 Constitution of the Lithuanian SSR. This is the version presented here.
External links
* [http://www.nationalanthems.info/lt-ssr.mid MIDI file]
* [http://marxists.org/history/ussr/sounds/mp3/anthems/Lithuania.mp3 Vocal recording in MP3 format]
* [http://david.national-anthems.net/lt-ssr.htm Lyrics - nationalanthems.info]
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