National Anthem of Transnistria (Приднестровье) - My slavim tebja... (Мы славим тебя, Приднестровье)

Transnistria is a region of Moldova with a high concentration of Russians and Ukrainians in her territory. When Moldova declared her independence from the Soviet Union, Transnistria was concerned for the significant non-Moldovan population in her borders, and unilaterally declared her own independence from Moldova. She retained state symbols from the Soviet era, such as the flag of the Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic, and the anthem chosen also has roots in the Soviet era, but she does not have a communist government.

The anthem was composed by a son of Alexander Alexandrov, who was the author of the music of “The Hymn of the Soviet Union”. In 1943, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin held a contest for the anthem of the USSR. Both Alexandrovs took part in it and Alexandrov Jr. presented his song, “Да здравствует наша держава” (“Da zdravstvuet naša deržava”, Long Live Our Country) (lyrics by A. Shilov). While Stalin chose the music of Alexandrov, Sr., the song of his son also became popular. Upon the 1990 Transnistria declaration of independence, this melody was adopted, and new text was created.

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