--- title: 'Сербскій національный гимнъ: В пользу раненых и больных воинов (Serbian National Hymn: In Aid of Wounded and Sick Soldiers)' url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/serbian-anthem-charity-postcard-russia-1914/ description: A postcard printing the Serbian national anthem as sheet music, framed by a Russian double-headed eagle between Russian and Serbian flags, crossed… section: Collection --- [Collection](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/) [![Сербскій національный гимнъ: В пользу раненых и больных воинов (Serbian National Hymn: In Aid of Wounded and Sick Soldiers)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/serbian-anthem-charity-postcard-russia-1914.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/serbian-anthem-charity-postcard-russia-1914.jpg) # Сербскій національный гимнъ: В пользу раненых и больных воинов (Serbian National Hymn: In Aid of Wounded and Sick Soldiers) A postcard printing the Serbian national anthem as sheet music, framed by a Russian double-headed eagle between Russian and Serbian flags, crossed weapons and a St George ribbon round a cross. The pink banner below reads 'In aid of wounded and sick soldiers. War 1914.' The tell is the ally's anthem and both states' emblems lent to a fund appeal, so buying the card reads as an act of alliance. - **Date:** 1914 - **Period:** [First World War](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/#era=wwi) - **Made by:** Charity postcard for wounded and sick soldiers (sponsor not named); illustrator signed E. Samokish-Sudkovskaya - **Region:** [Eastern Europe and Eurasia](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/#region=eastern-europe-eurasia) - **Country:** [Russian Empire](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/#country=russian-empire) - **Medium:** [Postcard](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/#medium=postcard) - **Issuer type:** [Mixed](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/#actor=mixed) - **Regime:** [Russian Empire](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/#regime=russian-empire) - **Leader:** [Nicholas II](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/#leader=nicholas-ii) - **Audience:** [Domestic public](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/#audience=domestic-public) - **Purpose:** [Fundraise](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/#purpose=fundraise) - **Themes:** [War and the military](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/#theme=war-military), [Health](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/#theme=health) - **Event:** [World War I](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/#event=world-war-i) - **Techniques:** [Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/) - **Source:** Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are - **Source:** [Europeana 1914-1918 (user contribution 21640)](https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/2020601/https___1914_1918_europeana_eu_contributions_21640), retrieved September 29, 2026 - **Rights:** CC BY-SA 3.0 (contributor licence, Europeana 1914-1918); printed 1914, U.S. public domain (pre-1931) Serbian National Hymn charity postcard, Russia, 1914. Europeana 1914-1918, contribution 21640, CC BY-SA 3.0. ## Text on the object Original (Russian and Serbian) · read from the image, not independently checked ``` СЕРБСКІЙ НАЦІОНАЛЬНЫЙ ГИМНЪ. Боже сильный, Ты спасаешь насъ отъ злобы и враговъ, Боже правде Ти што спасе Од пропасти до сад нас, и народъ свой сохраняешь отъ злыхъ бѣдъ и злыхъ оковъ, и Твоей ве- Чуј и од сад наше гла-се, И од сад нам бу-ди спас! Мољном ру- ликой славой осчастливленъ весь народъ Боже сильный, Боже правый, ком води брани Будућности српски брод Боже спаси, Боже храни со-храни Ты сербскій родъ! Боже сильный, Боже пра-вый, Српског Краља, српски род! Бо-же спаси, Боже хра-ни со-храни Ты сербскій родъ. Боже правый, сохрани сербскій родъ. Српског Краља, српски род! Боже храни Српског Краља, српски род! Въ ПОЛЬЗУ раненыхъ и больныхъ ВОИНОВЪ ВОЙНА 1914. Е. САМОКИШЪ-СУДКОВСКАЯ ``` English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader) ``` SERBIAN NATIONAL HYMN. Mighty God, You save us from malice and enemies, [Serbian row:] God of justice, You who saved us from perdition until now, and keep Your people from evil misfortunes and evil fetters, and with Your great [Serbian row:] hear our voice also henceforth, and henceforth be our salvation! With a ... hand glory the whole people is made happy. Mighty God, righteous God, [Serbian row:] leads, defends the Serbian ship of the future. God save, God protect preserve the Serbian kin! Mighty God, righteous God, [Serbian row:] the Serbian King, the Serbian kin! God save, God protect preserve the Serbian kin. Righteous God, preserve the Serbian kin. [Serbian row:] the Serbian King, the Serbian kin! God protect the Serbian King, the Serbian kin! In aid of wounded and sick soldiers WAR 1914. E. SAMOKISH-SUDKOVSKAYA ``` Pre-reform Russian orthography (hard signs, i-decimal, yat) kept as printed. The hyphenated syllables follow the underlay of the music. The Serbian word after 'Мољном' is broken across lines ('ру-' then 'ком'); its second letter is read as 'љ' and may be 'ћ' in the printed form. The signature is small and partly worn and is read as given. Translation is a literal machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader; the Serbian row is translated only in outline. 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