Hymn of the Bolshevik Party

*Gimn Pártii Bolshevikóv*
English: Anthem of the Bolshevik Party
Гимн партии большевиков
	Party anthem of the Bolshevik Party (1939–56); Party anthem of the Communists of Russia (2016–)
Lyrics	Vasily Lebedev-Kumach, c. 1938
Music	Alexander Alexandrov, c. 1938
Adopted	1939
Readopted	2016
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The Anthem of the Bolshevik Party (Russian: Гимн партии большевиков, romanized: Gimn partii bolshevikov) is a Russian communist song composed by Alexander Alexandrov. Its lyrics are written by Vasily Lebedev-Kumach. The opening bars of the song are sampled from Life Has Become Better (Жить стало лучше), one of Alexandrov's previous pieces. From the 1930s to the 1950s, this served as the unofficial anthem of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks), later CPSU. In 2016, the Communists of Russia party declared this piece to be their anthem.^{[citation needed]}

Adopted1939

Readopted2016

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The same melody for the hymn with some minor alterations is used for the State Anthem of the Soviet Union and the State Anthem of the Russian Federation. The melody is also used ironically for the National Anthem of Libertaria, a popular right-libertarian song in the public domain.^[1]^[2]

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