National anthem of Russia it was more socialist, and could not be confused with the French anthem; other persons in the new Soviet government believed "La Marseillaise" to be too bourgeois. "The Internationale" was used as the state anthem of Soviet Russia from 1918, adopted by the newly created Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1922, and was used until 1944. The music of the national anthem, created by Alexander Alexandrov, had previously been incorporated in several hymns and compositions. The music was first used in the Hymn of the Bolshevik Party, created in 1939. When the Comintern was dissolved in 1943, the government
National anthem of Mauritania National anthem of Mauritania The national anthem of Mauritania (), also known by its incipit "Bilada-l ubati-l hudati-l kiram" (; ), was adopted on 16 November 2017 and was composed by Rageh Daoud. In March 2017, following a referendum to amend the constitution of July 1991, the Mauritanian National Assembly adopted a new national anthem to replace the previous one. It has five verses, with a chorus repeated after each verse. The first verse and chorus are below including the fifth verse and the final chorus. the lyrics in the bracket is sung in an extended version of the anthem.