Anthem of Karelo-Finnish SSR
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National anthem
A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.- History :Anthems rose to prominence...
of Karelia
Republic of Karelia
The Republic of Karelia is a federal subject of Russia .-Geography:The republic is located in the northwestern part of Russia, taking intervening position between the basins of White and Baltic seas...
(now a federal subject of Russia
Russia
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) when it was a republic of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
and known as the Karelo-Finnish SSR
Karelo-Finnish SSR
The Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic was a short-lived republic that was a part of the former Soviet Union. The republic existed from 1940 until it was merged back into the Russian SFSR in 1956 ....
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Background
In 1945, the government of the Karelo-Finnish SSR held a competition for the creation of a state anthem. The winning entry (written by Armas ÄikiäArmas Äikiä
Armas Äikiä was a Finnish communist writer and journalist. He wrote the Anthem of Karelo-Finnish SSR. A citizen of two countries, who had several collection of poems published in the Soviet Union. Äikiä was one of the few Finnish exile writers and politicians who in the 1930s and 1940s avoided...
and composed by Karl Rautio
Karl Rautio
Karl Rautio was the composer of the Anthem of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic and one of the founders of professional musical art in Karelia.-Biography:...
) was adopted as the SSR's official anthem in the early 1950s until 1956 when it was re-absorbed into the Russian SFSR. It and the Estonian SSR
Anthem of Estonian SSR
The State Anthem of the Estonian SSR was the anthem of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, a republic of the Soviet Union. It was official from 1945 to 1990....
anthem were the only ones not to mention the Russian people
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
.
Finnish lyrics
- Oma Karjalais-suomalaiskansamme maa,
- Vapaa Pohjolan Neuvostojen tasavalta.
- Kotimetsäimme kauneus öin kajastaa
- Revontultemme taivaalta leimuavalta.
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- Neuvostoliitto on voittamaton,
- Se kansamme suur-isänmaa ijät on.
- Sen Tienä on Kansojen Kunniantie,
- Se Karjalan Kansankin voittoihin vie.
- Isänmaa Kalevan, kotimaa runojen,
- Jota Leninin Stalinin lippu johtaa.
- Yli kansamme uutteran onnellisen
- Valo kansojen veljeystähdestä hohtaa.
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- Neuvostoliitto on voittamaton,
- Se kansamme suur-isänmaa ijät on.
- Sen Tienä on Kansojen Kunniantie,
- Se Karjalan Kansankin voittoihin vie.
- Kotimaamme loi uudeksi kansamme työ,
- Tätä maata me puollamme kuin isät ammoin.
- Sotasuksemme suihkavat kalpamme lyö.
- Asemahdilla suojaamme Neuvosto-Sammon.
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- Neuvostoliitto on voittamaton,
- Se kansamme suur-isänmaa ijät on.
- Sen Tienä on Kansojen Kunniantie,
- Se Karjalan Kansankin voittoihin vie.
English translation
- Our land of the Karelian-FinnishKareliansThe Karelians are a Baltic-Finnic ethnic group living mostly in the Republic of Karelia and in other north-western parts of the Russian Federation. The historic homeland of Karelians includes also parts of present-day Eastern Finland and the formerly Finnish territory of Ladoga Karelia...
peoples, - Free northern republic of SovietsSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
! - Our forests' beauty by night is reflected
- From our blazing skies of aurora borealisAurora (astronomy)An aurora is a natural light display in the sky particularly in the high latitude regions, caused by the collision of energetic charged particles with atoms in the high altitude atmosphere...
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- The Soviet Union is invincible,
- It is the great fatherland of our people forever.
- Its path is the glorious path of the People
- It takes the people of Karelia, too, to the victories.
- KalevaKalevalaThe Kalevala is a 19th century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Finnish and Karelian oral folklore and mythology.It is regarded as the national epic of Finland and is one of the most significant works of Finnish literature...
's fatherland, runes’ native land, - That is led now by the banner of LeninVladimir LeninVladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years , as it fought to establish control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a...
and StalinJoseph StalinJoseph Vissarionovich Stalin was the Premier of the Soviet Union from 6 May 1941 to 5 March 1953. He was among the Bolshevik revolutionaries who brought about the October Revolution and had held the position of first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee...
. - The light of the people’s brotherhood star is shining
- Over our industrious happy people!
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- The Soviet Union is invincible,
- It is the great fatherland of our people forever.
- Its path is the glorious path of the People
- It takes the people of Karelia, too, to the victories.
- Our people's labor revived our homeland,
- We defend this land as our fathers used to do!
- Our skies rustle, our sword strike.
- With military strength, we protect the Soviet SampoSampoIn Finnish mythology, the Sampo or Sammas was a magical artifact of indeterminate type constructed by Ilmarinen that brought good fortune to its holder...
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- The Soviet Union is invincible,
- It is the great fatherland of our people forever.
- Its path is the glorious path of the People
- It takes the people of Karelia, too, to the victories.
in Russian
- Родная страна нашего Карело-Финского народа,
- Свободная Северная Советская республика.
- Наших родных лесов красота ночами отражается
- На нашем Северном сиянии, пылающем на небе.
- Советский Союз непобедим,
- Это великого предка нашего народа земля вечная.
- Путь eго - путь чести народов,
- Он и народ Карелии приведет к победам.
- Отечество Калевы, родина рун,
- Которую Ленина-Сталина знамя ведет.
- Над нашим народом трудолюбивым счастливым
- свет народов братства звезды cияет.
- Советский Союз непобедим,
- Это великого предка нашего народа земля вечная.
- Путь eго - путь чести народов,
- Он и народ Карелии приведет к победам.
- Нашу родину вновь создал труд нашего народа,
- Эту страну мы защищаем как отцы в давние времена.
- Наши военные лыжи мчатся, наш меч разит
- Оружием мы отстоим Советское Сампо.
- Советский Союз непобедим,
- Это великого предка нашего народа земля вечная.
- Путь eго - путь чести народов,
- Он и народ Карелии приведет к победам.