Music Veli Mukhatov, 1946 Relinquished 1997 | Adopted 1946 | |
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Lyrics Aman Kekilov and collective, 1978 | ||
The State Anthem of the Turkmen SSR (Turkmen: Түркменистан Совет Социалистик Республикасы Дөвлет Гимни; Türkmenistan Sowet Socialistik Respublikasy Döwlet Gimni) was the national anthem of Turkmenistan when it was a republic of the Soviet Union.
Background
The anthem was used from 1946 to 1997. The music was composed by Veli Mukhatov, who also composed the current anthem of Turkmenistan; and the lyrics were written by Aman Kekilov and a group of authors. On April 12, 1978, the original lyrics were changed to remove mentions of Joseph Stalin. After independence was declared, this anthem melody was still used until 1997. Except, there were no lyrics in the new version.
References
Anthem of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA