God Save the Tsar (Bozhe Tsarya Khrani) - With Russian, English, and Indonesian lyrics

English: “God Save the Tsar!“ (Russian: Бо́же, Царя́ храни́!, tr. Bozhe, Tsarya khrani!, IPA: [ˈboʐɨ t͡sɐˈrʲa xrɐˈnʲi]) was the national anthem of the Russian Empire. The song was chosen from a competition held in 1833 and was first performed on 18 December 1833. It was composed by violinist Alexei Lvov, with lyrics written by the court poet Vasily Zhukovsky. It was the anthem until the Russian Revolution of 1917, after which “Worker’s Marseillaise“ was adopted as the new national anthem until the overthrow of the Russian Provisional Government. Alexei Lvov accompanied Nicholas I on his visit to Austria and Prussia in 1833, where the emperor was saluted with the “God Save the King“ everywhere. The melody of the “God Save the King“ has been widely used by various powers at the same time since the end of the 18th century, including Russia. The emperor was unimpressed by the monarchi
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