God Save the Tsar!

The anthem Bosche, Zarya Chrani! (Russian Боже, Царя храни - German God Save the Tsar! ) was Russian national anthem 1833-1917 The words come from Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky, the melody of Alexei Fyodorovich Lvov. .

The song was used from 1833 to 1917 as the national anthem of the Russian Empire.

The tune has been used by Tchaikovsky in both the 1812 Overture as well as in Slavic march.