Anthem of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic

Moldova Sovietică
English: 'Soviet Moldavia'
Молдова Советикэ
Sheet music

Former regional anthem of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
LyricsEmilian Bukov and Bogdan Istru, 1945
MusicȘtefan Neaga (1945)
Eduard Lazarev (1980)
Adopted1945
1980
Relinquished1980
1991
Preceded by"Deșteaptă-te, române!"
Succeeded by"Deșteaptă-te, române!" (until 1994)
"Limba noastra"
Audio sample
Instrumental rendition in B-flat/E major
"Imnul de Stat al RSS Moldovenești" (original version)

The State Anthem of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic was the anthem of Moldova whem it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union.[1] Adopted in 1945, the music was composed by the composer Ștefan Neaga, and the original lyrics were written by the poets Emilian Bukov and Bogdan Istru.[2]

In 1989, the music and the lyrics of the anthem were modified by First Secretary of the Communist Party of Moldavia Ivan Bodiul and composer Eduard Lazarev.[3] As with other anthems of Soviet Socialist Republics after de-Stalinization, the lyrics removed references to Joseph Stalin. However, unlike the other anthems, the music for "Moldova Sovietică" was also altered, removing the original three-stanza structure in favour of a single-stanza three-part structure.[1]

  1. ^ a b Moldova (1945-1991) – nationalanthems.info
  2. ^ "Catalog BNRM |". catalog.bnrm.md. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  3. ^ "НЯГА Штефан". kishinev84.murvanidze.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-10.