No way!. Mikhalkov died only last month, funnily enough.
A 'choral' version.
There is also a version with church-bells, which is quite odd although
still fairly faitthful to the original- but I guess might have been
transcribed in honour of the release of the Stalingrad siege.
I'll have to find a book on the subject..... [see below]
Simultaneously 'new Soviet' and somehow quintessentially Russian,
rather in the manner of Tchaikovsky, it's IMHO simply the best ever
anthem...... anyway, it always makes me cry- and if you know anything
about the terrible struggles of ordinary Russians throughout this
century and don't weep- then you're a heartless beast : -).
This and
'Palyushka polye' [the hoofbeats are apparently compulsory;
and yes, it's more Caspian, than pure Volga] are Russia's two greatest
contributions to civilization, followed [fairly!] closely by Gogol, the
Hermitage and Dostoevsky.
A fun version : -)
Don't bother with the bowdlerized and self-important Putin-era lyrics,
or the earlier one with the "Stalin stuff" taken out- the 1977 choral
version above starts with 'sayuz' ['union'], so I assume it's
yet another variant:
these I think are the original:
Россия — священная наша держава,
Россия — любимая наша страна.
Могучая воля, великая слава —
Твоё достоянье на все времена!
Славься, Отечество наше свободное,
Братских народов союз вековой,
Предками данная мудрость народная!
Славься, страна! Мы гордимся тобой!
От южных морей до полярного края
Раскинулись наши леса и поля.
Одна ты на свете! Одна ты такая —
Хранимая Богом родная земля!
рокий простор для мечты и для жизни
Грядущие нам открывают года.
Нам силу даёт наша верность Отчизне.
Так было, так есть и так будет всегда!.