Imperial Russian National Anthem
Holy Mother Russia
Published Saturday, March 24, A.D. 2012 | By Donald R. McClarey
Something for the weekend. Although I have almost as little sympathy for the tsars as I did for their communist successors, I have always thought that the instrumental version of God Save the Tsar is one of the most stirring of national anthems. Below is a fine rendition sung by a choir: Continue reading →
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