| Russian: Государственный гимн Кабардино-Балкарии | |
| Transcription: | Russian: Gosudarstvenny gimn Kabardino-Balkarii|italic=no |
| English Title: | State Anthem of Kabardino-Balkaria |
| Prefix: | Regional |
| Country: | Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia |
| Composer: | Khasan Kardanov |
| Adopted: | 1992 |
| Sound: | Гимн Кабардино-Балкарии.ogg |
| Sound Title: | Official band instrumental recording |
The State Anthem of Kabardino-Balkaria was composed by Khasan Kardanov in 1992.[1]
Khasan Kardanov won a competition to select the music of the anthem of Kabardino-Balkaria with a composition based on the intonations and colours of Kabardian, Balkar and Russian folk songs. A commission was then established to select lyrics for the anthem.
In 2000, the Parliament of Kabardino-Balkaria announced the completion of its work and promised to approve lyrics by the end of the year; however, no lyrics were ever officially approved, despite contributions by poets (Kabardian);, and (Balkar); (Russian); lawyer Igor Tsavkilov (Russian); editor-in-chief of Nur magazine Boris Gedgafov (Russian and Kabardian); and editor of the Elbrus publishing house Anatoly Bitsuev and songwriter Pyotr Kazharov (Russian).