Russian national anthem "God Save the Tsar"

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The Russian national anthem "God Save the Tsar" was the official imperial anthem of the Russian Empire from 1833 to 1917, known for its solemn, monarchist character and frequent use in 19th-century Russian ceremonial and musical contexts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national anthem ⓘ
patriotic song ⓘ
song ⓘ
composer Alexei Lvov ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Russia ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
culturalSignificance musical emblem of the Romanov dynasty ⓘ
symbol of Russian imperial identity ⓘ
dedicatedTo Russian emperor ⓘ
describedAs monarchist ⓘ
solemn ⓘ
discontinuedBecauseOf Russian Revolution of 1917 ⓘ
linked to: Russian Revolution
firstPerformanceFor Emperor Nicholas I of Russia ⓘ
firstPerformanceLocation Russian Empire ⓘ
followedBy Internationale ⓘ
Workers' Marseillaise ⓘ
follows Molitva russkikh ⓘ
genre anthem ⓘ
ceremonial music ⓘ
hasTheme Orthodox Christian piety ⓘ
loyalty to the emperor ⓘ
monarchism ⓘ
historicalPeriod Imperial Russia ⓘ
linked to: Russian Empire
influenced 19th-century Russian ceremonial music ⓘ
Russian military marches ⓘ
language Russian ⓘ
lyricist Vasily Zhukovsky ⓘ
lyricsMention Orthodox faith ⓘ
divine protection ⓘ
tsar ⓘ
melodyUsedIn Glinka orchestral works ⓘ
Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture ⓘ
Tchaikovsky Festival Overture on the Danish National Anthem ⓘ
Tchaikovsky Marche Slave ⓘ
notablePeriodOfPopularity 19th century ⓘ
officialStatus imperial anthem of the Russian Empire ⓘ
politicalAlignment pro-autocracy ⓘ
pro-monarchy ⓘ
replacedBy Soviet national anthems ⓘ
titleInRussian Боже, Царя храни! ⓘ
usedAs royal anthem of the Russian emperor ⓘ
usedIn 19th-century Russian public events ⓘ
Russian Orthodox Church services for the emperor ⓘ
imperial court ceremonies ⓘ
military ceremonies in the Russian Empire ⓘ
state ceremonies of the Russian Empire ⓘ
useEndTime 1917 ⓘ
useStartTime 1833 ⓘ

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1812 Overture, Op. 49 → quotesMelody → Russian national anthem "God Save the Tsar" ⓘ
Marche Slave, Op. 31 → inspiredBy → Russian national anthem "God Save the Tsar" ⓘ
Marche Slave, Op. 31 → usesMelody → Russian national anthem "God Save the Tsar" ⓘ
Festival Coronation March → usesMotif → Russian national anthem "God Save the Tsar!" ⓘ
linked to: Russian national anthem "God Save the Tsar"