Editing God Save the Tsar! (section)

==Influence==
Many composers made use of the theme in their compositions, most notably [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky]], who quoted it in the [[1812 Overture]], the ''[[Marche Slave]]'', [[Festival Overture on the Danish National Anthem|his overture]] on the [[Kong Christian stod ved højen mast|Danish national anthem]], and the [[Festival Coronation March]]. During the [[Soviet Union|Soviet era]], authorities altered Tchaikovsky's music (such as the 1812 Overture and ''Marche Slave''), substituting other patriotic melodies, such as the "Glory" chorus from [[Mikhail Glinka]]'s opera ''[[A Life for the Tsar]]'', for "God Save the Tsar".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pages.stolaf.edu/music242-spring2014/portfolio/aftershocks-of-1812-nationalism-and-censorship-in-tchaikovskys-1812-overture/ |title=Aftershocks of 1812: Nationalism and Censorship in Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture |date=13 May 2014 |access-date=14 November 2014 |archive-date=28 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228053959/https://pages.stolaf.edu/music242-spring2014/portfolio/aftershocks-of-1812-nationalism-and-censorship-in-tchaikovskys-1812-overture/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Charles Gounod]] uses the theme in his Fantaisie sur l'Hymne National Russe (Fantasy on the Russian National Hymn). [[William Walton]]'s score for the 1970 film ''[[Three Sisters (1970 Olivier film)|Three Sisters]]'', based on [[Anton Chekhov|Chekhov]]'s play, is dominated by the theme.

In 1842, [[English people|English]] author [[Henry Chorley]] wrote "[[God, the Omnipotent!]]", set to Lvov's tune and published in 19th- and 20th-century hymnals as the ''Russian Hymn''.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Hymnal 1982 |publisher=[[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal Church Publishing]] |year=1985 |location=New York |page=569 }}</ref> The ''Russian Hymn'' tune continues to appear in various modern English language hymnals, such as those of the [[United Methodist Church]], the [[Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)|Presbyterian Church]], the ''[[Lutheran Book of Worship]]'' of the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]], or as ''Russia'' in ''The Hymnal 1982'' of the [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|U.S. Episcopal Church]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Methodist Hymnal |publisher=[[United Methodist Church|The Methodist Publishing House]] |location=Nashville, Tennessee |year=1966 |page=544 }}</ref>

The same melody is also used with different lyrics for various institutional songs: Doxology of [[Phi Gamma Delta]], "Noble Fraternity" of [[Phi Kappa Psi]], [[West Chester University]] Alma Mater, "[[Hail, Pennsylvania!]]" ([[alma mater]] of the [[University of Pennsylvania]]),<ref>{{Citation |title=Hail, Pennsylvania! | date=17 October 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axioaLyZP9o |access-date=2023-12-20 |language=en}}</ref> "Dear Old Macalester" (alma mater of [[Macalester College]]),<ref>{{Citation |title=Dear Old Macalester | date=19 May 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y13-e2iEcbs |access-date=2023-12-20 |language=en}}</ref> "Hail, Delta Upsilon" ([[Delta Upsilon]] fraternity), "Firm Bound in Brotherhood" (official song of the [[Order of the Arrow]]),<ref>{{Citation |title=The Order of the Arrow Song (Firm Bound in Brotherhood) Piano | date=August 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHae1qWj5RI |access-date=2023-12-20 |language=en}}</ref> the ''UST High School Hymn'' of the [[University of Santo Tomas High School]] in [[Manila]],<ref>{{Citation |title=University of Santo Tomas High School Hymn/instrumental guitar | date=8 February 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-ElH_t7ILg |access-date=2023-12-20 |language=en}}</ref> and the alma mater of [[Texas Woman's University]], [[Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas]] in Dallas, Texas,  [[Westover School]] in [[Middlebury, Connecticut]] titled "Raise Now to Westover", [[Tabor Academy, Massachusetts|Tabor Academy]] in Marion, Massachusetts, [[Dimmitt High School]] in Dimmitt, Texas, [[Grant High School (Portland, Oregon)|Grant High School]] in [[Portland, Oregon]], Jesuit High School in Tampa, Florida, Windber Area High School in Windber, Pennsylvania and the former St Peter's High School in McKeesport, Pennsylvania.

[[Maurice Jarre]]'s score for the [[1965 in film|1965 film]] ''[[Doctor Zhivago (film)|Doctor Zhivago]]'' uses this melody in several tracks, most notably in the [[Overture]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Macdonald |first= Laurence E. |author-link= |date=2013 |title=The Invisible Art of Film Music: A Comprehensive History |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=clPmzY4YNNYC&pg=PT218 |location=Lanham, Maryland |publisher=Scarecrow Press |page=201 |isbn=978-0810883970}}</ref> The anthem, played by the [[Band of the Welsh Guards]], was used as the [[theme music]] for the epic [[BBC]] television adaptation of [[War and Peace (1972 TV series)|''War and Peace'' in 1972]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01k1vnv|title=War and Peace 28 September 1972, History of the BBC|website=BBC|date=20 October 2013 }}</ref> The [[Royal Scots Dragoon Guards]] continue to play "God Save the Tsar!" at formal events as a tribute to Nicholas II as the former colonel-in-chief of their predecessor, the [[Scots Greys]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/uk-world/273283/russia-love-remarkable-tales-east-coast-scots-ties-moscow/ | title=From Russia with love - remarkable tales of east coast Scots' ties with Moscow | date=26 August 2016 }}</ref>

In 1998, singer-songwriter [[Alexander Gradsky]], one of the best-known rock artists during the Soviet period, proposed using the theme again as the [[National anthem of Russia|Russian national anthem]], but with substantially different lyrics from those originally written by Zhukovsky.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Broad is my native land - Alexander Gradsky |url=https://alexandergradsky.com/publication/s00_24.shtml |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=alexandergradsky.com}}</ref>

In ''[[Fiddler on the Roof (film)|Fiddler on the Roof]]'' (1971), a character tells a popular joke: “[[Rebbe]], can we pray for the Tsar?” “Yes. ‘God save the Tsar… [[Antisemitism in the Russian Empire|keep him far away from us]]!’”

===Usage in Bulgaria===
The composition was used as the royal anthem of the [[Principality of Bulgaria]], having been imposed by the temporary Russian government and the Russian army commanders. The usage of it in Bulgaria was relinquished after the [[Bulgarian Declaration of Independence]] in 1908.<ref name=socbg>{{cite web|url=http://socbg.com/2014/04/%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BD%D1%8A%D1%82-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8.html|title=Химнът на България през превратностите на времето|website=socbg.com|access-date=July 26, 2018}}</ref>