State Anthem of the Soviet Union

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national anthem patriotic song

The State Anthem of the Soviet Union was the national anthem of the USSR, renowned for its powerful, patriotic melody by Alexander Alexandrov and lyrics praising the unity and strength of the Soviet state.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
State Anthem of the Soviet Union canonical	5
State Anthem of the Russian Federation	4
National Anthem of the Russian Federation	1
Russian national anthem	1
Soviet national anthem	1
Гимн Советского Союза	1
Государственный гимн Советского Союза	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T390854 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: State Anthem of the Soviet Union
Context triple: [Russian SFSR, anthem, State Anthem of the Soviet Union]

A. The Motherland Calls
The Motherland Calls is a colossal Soviet-era statue in Volgograd, Russia, commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad and symbolizing the Motherland’s call to defend the nation.
B. March of the Volunteers
"March of the Volunteers" is the national anthem of the People's Republic of China, a patriotic song known for its rousing call to resist oppression and strive for national liberation.
C. The Internationale
The Internationale is a historic socialist and communist anthem that has been widely adopted by leftist movements and parties around the world.
D. Lupang Hinirang
Lupang Hinirang is the patriotic song that serves as the national anthem of the Philippines, expressing the country's history, struggles, and aspirations.
E. Il Canto degli Italiani
Il Canto degli Italiani is the patriotic song, written in 1847 by Goffredo Mameli with music by Michele Novaro, that serves as Italy’s national anthem.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: State Anthem of the Soviet Union
Target entity description: The State Anthem of the Soviet Union was the national anthem of the USSR, renowned for its powerful, patriotic melody by Alexander Alexandrov and lyrics praising the unity and strength of the Soviet state.

A. The Motherland Calls
The Motherland Calls is a colossal Soviet-era statue in Volgograd, Russia, commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad and symbolizing the Motherland’s call to defend the nation.
B. March of the Volunteers
"March of the Volunteers" is the national anthem of the People's Republic of China, a patriotic song known for its rousing call to resist oppression and strive for national liberation.
C. The Internationale
The Internationale is a historic socialist and communist anthem that has been widely adopted by leftist movements and parties around the world.
D. Lupang Hinirang
Lupang Hinirang is the patriotic song that serves as the national anthem of the Philippines, expressing the country's history, struggles, and aspirations.
E. Il Canto degli Italiani
Il Canto degli Italiani is the patriotic song, written in 1847 by Goffredo Mameli with music by Michele Novaro, that serves as Italy’s national anthem.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national anthem ⓘ patriotic song ⓘ
adopted	1944 ⓘ
associatedWith	Joseph Stalin era ⓘ Leonid Brezhnev era ⓘ
basedOn	Hymn of the Bolshevik Party ⓘ
composer	Alexander Alexandrov ⓘ
country	Soviet Union ⓘ
culturalImpact	iconic Soviet music ⓘ widely recognized worldwide ⓘ
firstBroadcast	1944 ⓘ
firstPerformance	1944 ⓘ
genre	anthem ⓘ march ⓘ
hasInstrumentalVersion	orchestral arrangement ⓘ
hasVocalVersion	choral arrangement ⓘ
key	B-flat major ⓘ
language	Russian ⓘ
lyricist	Gabriel El-Registan ⓘ Sergey Mikhalkov ⓘ
lyricsRevised	1977 ⓘ
melodyReusedBy	State Anthem of the Russian Federation ⓘ linked to: State Anthem of the Soviet Union
melodyReusedFrom	Alexandrov Ensemble song ⓘ
musicWritten	1938 ⓘ
notableLine	Славься, Отечество наше свободное ⓘ Союз нерушимый республик свободных ⓘ
officialLyricsApproved	1943 ⓘ
performedAt	international sporting events ⓘ military parades ⓘ state ceremonies ⓘ
performedBy	Red Army Choir ⓘ
periodOfUse	Cold War ⓘ World War II ⓘ
reasonForLyricsRevision	removal of references to Stalin ⓘ
recordLabel	Melodiya ⓘ
replaced	The Internationale ⓘ
replacedBy	State Anthem of the Russian Federation ⓘ linked to: State Anthem of the Soviet Union
shortTitle	Гимн Советского Союза ⓘ linked to: State Anthem of the Soviet Union
subjectMatter	Soviet patriotism ⓘ praise of Lenin ⓘ praise of the Communist Party ⓘ unity of Soviet peoples ⓘ victory in the Great Patriotic War ⓘ
symbolOf	Soviet ideology ⓘ Soviet state ⓘ Soviet unity ⓘ
tempo	maestoso ⓘ
titleInRussian	Государственный гимн Советского Союза ⓘ linked to: State Anthem of the Soviet Union
usedAsNationalAnthemFrom	1944 ⓘ
usedAsNationalAnthemUntil	1991 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited