Two Divergent Anthems

Many countries in our modern world have implemented national anthems that portray and represent their countries as a whole. Unlike the United States of America, Ukraine has a national anthem that does not encourage the same aspects of life. Thus, I am considering these two national anthems as opposites. Ukraine is a country that had a long and brutal history being under the USSR regime which made life inconvenient and sometimes even unbearable. Having been written in 1863, it has many references toward becoming a free country and becoming unison, something that the communist regime wanted to accomplish. The anthem made sure to stress the importance of the rivers and mountain ranges along the countryside, all of whom the people of Ukraine desperately relied on. There national anthem shows great optimism towards future freedom and independence, and the fact that Ukraine’s glory will be known and appreciated by the rest of the world. Something that has yet to become widely noticed. The national anthem was written using idealist theories that hoped and prayed for the best. During that time Ukraine was in a bad financial and political position, and sadly it still is today. Somehow, the anthem does indeed represent the beliefs and ideologies that the people in Ukraine still hold. They always think that one day something better will come and their lives will in turn be much easier.
The United States national anthem was written in 1814 during an important battle at sea. It can easily be determined that our national anthem stresses freedom and patriotism as its most valuable concern. However, it was made when our country was desperately fighting for freedom and everyone was willing to help. Now unfortunately our country does not have that same mindset, our people take everything for granted; they just do not understand how long and hard it took to fight for our freedom. Our national anthem no longer represents our society as it did fifty or so years ago, it is truly a devastating site that definitely needs new blueprint.