Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1891 — The Russian National Hymn. [ARTICLE]

The Russian National Hymn.

The great part which tho Russian national hymn has played in Western Europe since the French fraternization with Russia lias startod much inquiry about its origin. According to the Frankfurter Zoitmig, the hymn is not yet sixty yeurs old, mid was first used for its present purpose under Cznr Nicholas. When he made his tour in Prussia and Austria in the year 1833, he was accomimuiod by Adjutant-General Alexei Feodorowitsch Luotf, a passionate violinist and a composer of some skill. The Czar was impressed by the fact that every regimontal baud in Berlin and in Vienna greeted him by playiug the national hymn of their own country, and this was upologized for by the known absence of any recognized national hymn in tho great Empire in which he ruled. Nicholas was much impressed by the deficiency, and during his return journey towurd Bt. Petersburg had muoh talk with Luotf upon the subject, and at last ordered him to compose a hymn for the Russian military bands. Luoff hereupon set music to Schulowsky’s “Ghodße the Czar 8 Protector." The SchulowskyLuoff hymn was first played publicly before the Czar on November 23.1833, and so pleased the sovereign that by a ukase of December 4. of the same year, hfe ordered it to be adoptod as the national hymn of Russia. Luoff was not'only awarded by the gift of a gold snuff-box set with diamonds, but permission^was fiven to him and his heirs to adopt 'the rst line of the hymn as the family motto. -[Pall Mali Gazette. Ireland is fast coining into favor as m holiday resort.