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[thebitterguy]

You know, in spite of their totalitarian leanings, the threat of every international conflict escalating in global nuclear Armageddon, and that whole "invade Afghanistan thing, starting problems that'll reverberate until everyone I know is dead", I kind of miss the old Soviet Union.

They had a great anthem, at least.

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[maliszew.livejournal.com]

The Soviet anthem's music was cool, but the words sucked:

Unbreakable Union of freeborn Republics,
Great Russia has welded forever to stand.
Created in struggle by will of the people,
United and mighty, our Soviet land!

Sing to the Motherland, home of the free,
Bulwark of peoples in brotherhood strong.
O Party of Lenin, the strength of the people,
To Communism's triumph lead us on!

Through tempests the sunrays of freedom have cheered us,
Along the new path where great Lenin did lead.
To a righteous cause he raised up the peoples,
Inspired them to labor and valorous deed.
[Or, the old way:
Be true to the people, thus Stalin has reared us,
Inspire us to labor and valorous deed!]

Sing to the Motherland, home of the free,
Bulwark of peoples in brotherhood strong.
O Party of Lenin, the strength of the people,
To Communism's triumph lead us on!

In the vict'ry of Communism's deathless ideal,
We see the future of our dear land.
And to her fluttering scarlet banner,
Selflessly true we always shall stand!

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[thebitterguy]

Yeah, but I'm sure it sounded MUCH better in Russian. Or at least scanned better.

[pyat.livejournal.com]

The Soviets were great because we all knew that deep down inside, they'd trade in all those zany Commie ways for rock n' roll and blue jeans. Plus, we also knew that it came down to a real, proper war, we could've licked them six way from Sunday.

So long as we didn't, you know, actually invade.

By "we" I mean "you and me."