Moldova
"Имнул де Стат ал РСС Молдовенешть" "Imnul de Stat al RSS Moldoveneşti"(State Anthem of the Moldavian SSR)
Words by: Emilian Bukov and Ivan Bodarev
Music by: Stepan Njaga and Eduard Lazarev
In use: 1945-1991
Like other republics of the Soviet Union at the time, Moldova had its own anthem, which was in use until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. Uniquely, the Moldavian SSR anthem only has one verse (other anthems of SSRs usually have about 3 verses).
Special thanks to: Jaroslaw Wojcik for the sheet music.
See also: Moldova (1994-), Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1944-1991)
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Moldavian lyrics (Cyrillic script)*Note: During the Soviet period, Moldovan was written in the Cyrillic script. It now uses the Latin script.