Russian Imperial Anthem - God Save the Tzar-Боже, Царя храни - Bozhe, tsarya khran

the song origionaly composed in 1833 by Tzar Nicholas the First&request by his friend and composer Alexey Lvov, then the lyrics for the song were written by Vasily Zhukovsky, from then on it was used as the National Anthem of Russia until the Russian Revolution Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer is shown on the video as he was the last Tzar of Russia (from Wikipedia) Russian Cyrillic: Боже, Царя храни! Сильный, державный, Царствуй на славу, на славу намъ! Царствуй на страхъ врагамъ, Царь православный! Боже, Царя храни! Latinized Russian: Bože, Carja hrani! Siljnyj, deržavnyj, Carstvuj na slavu, na slavu nam! Carstvuj na strah vragam, Carj pravoslavnyj! Bože, Carja hrani! English Lyrics: God, save the Emperor, Maintain his glory, Guard well his name and his honour. May all good fortune shine On him forever, God, save the Emperor, God, save the Tsar!