Municipal Anthem of Moscow (Москва) - “Moja Moskva” (Моя Москва)

Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia. She is among the world’s largest cities, being the largest city entirely in Europe, the largest urban area in Europe, the largest metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent.

Her municipal anthem, “Moja Moskva” (Моя Москва, “My Moscow”), was composed in 1941 by Isaak Dunayevsky and the lyrics were written by Sergey Agranyan and Mark Lisyansky. The original lyrics had four verses, of which the last pertained to Joseph Stalin. They were replaced by the current lyrics which were introduced during the Leonid Brezhnev era. It was officially adopted as such in 1995, with slight alterations.