Anthem Of The Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
The State Anthem of the Estonian SSR (Estonian: Eesti Nõukogude Sotsialistliku Vabariigi hümn) was the anthem of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, a republic of the Soviet Union. It was official from 1945 to 1990.
During the decades of the Soviet occupation of Estonia, the original Estonian anthem was strictly forbidden. Throughout the years of prohibition, Lydia Koidula's poem, Mu isamaa on minu arm, with a melody by Gustav Ernesaks served as means of expressing national feelings, and was regarded as an unofficial anthem of Estonia. With the restoration of Estonian independence in 1991 however, the national anthem from 1920 by Fredrik Pacius with lyrics by Johann Voldemar Jannsen has been restored.
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