Music Mutal Burkhanov, 1947 Relinquished 1992 | Adopted 1947 | |
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Lyrics Timur Fattah and Turab Tula | ||
The State Anthem of the Uzbek SSR (Uzbek: Ўзбекистон Совет Социалист Республикасининг давлат мадҳияси, Oʻzbekiston Sovet Sotsialist Respublikasining davlat madhiyasi; Russian: Гимн Узбекской Советская Социалистическая Республика, Gimn Uzbekskoy Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika) was the national anthem of Uzbekistan when it was a republic of the Soviet Union and known as the Uzbek SSR.
Background
The anthem was used 1947 to 1992. The music was composed by Mutal Burkhanov, and the words were written by Timur Fattah and Turab Tula. This anthem (like the anthems of the Tajik SSR and the Turkmen SSR) opens with a salute to the Russian people, and the Uzbeks are not mentioned until the fourth line. The melody is used in the current national anthem of Uzbekistan, with different lyrics.