What is Russia in whole?
It's we, her children.
And dawns of hope
That shine to me again.

In the childhood eager to be warmed.
By mum's warm smile.
Let Russia have in it's soul
Her children today and forever.

What is Russia for me?
The memory, pulling together
The silence of wounds in the aspens,
Which echoes of eternal fight are.

Great number of people was tortured to death.
Many innocent people were killed.
But we all who love Russia
By it's pain incorporated.

What is Russia for me?
Is happiness beating as jets
I'd like to be part of your force
Its proud and unseparatable part.

There and then both tomorrow and always
I need more days and nights.
I'd  like to be your word and help
And your powerful current.

You, oh Russia, I shall answer
You are eternity of my repentances.
Eternity, with which I'm wedded
By ancient churches domes.

Eternity of cornflover-blue fields.
Eternity that strictly loves.
In the center of growing dull rooms
Eternity that has the sight of God.

() Leonid Shimko

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