1.   The Russian state anthem has no words.

2.   A military band played the Russian anthem.

3.   He said the Russian pair would participate and the Russian anthem would be played at the ceremony where Sale and Pelletier receive their medals Sunday night.

4.   They note that he has restored the stirring music of the Soviet anthem for the new Russian anthem and say he is threatening media and other freedoms.

5.   Yeltsin also sharply criticized Putin for his proposal to restore the music of the old Soviet anthem as the Russian anthem, a move approved by parliament Friday.