Show NATIONAL SONG OF RUSSIA Count rys hymn dates back to reign of nicholas 1 I the russian national anthem Is the tha only national humn which was adopt ed as such in open competition until the time of the emperor nicholas 1 I the english god save the king had served russia but nicholas mined to institute a genuine and na five russian anthem lie ile announced a competition open to all musicians for or an original national hymn A musical committee reduced the thousands ot of entries to two and between these the arks ot of ollala alina and lvoff the tha czar crar himself decided rho fhe highly martial character with the drums druma and trumpets of lvoff s composition won the th imperial verdict and it was do de creed as an henceforth tho the Russi russian alm national anthem |