The sheet music of the National anthem of Russia, which uses the same melody as that of the Soviet Union.

The State Anthem of the Soviet Union Russian: Госуда́рственный гимн Сове́тского Сою́за, Russian pronunciation: [ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)ɨj ˈɡʲimn sɐˈvʲetskəvə sɐˈjuzə]) was the national anthem of the Soviet Union from 1944 until 1991. It replaced the old one, which was a Russian translation of The Internationale. Currently it is the State Anthem of the Russian Federation.