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Russian Romance from “Possessed by the Gold”
A Russian romance from the “Possessed by the Gold” (“Во Власти Золота”, “Vo Vlasti Zolota”) 1957 Soviet film directed by Ivan Pravov. Starring Ivan Pereverzev, Inna Kmit (in the film still above) and...
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#RussianFridays: Day 1
I'm glad to announce a new category on my blog: #RussianFridays. Not sure what it's gonna be like) Explanation is in the making. #StayTuned — RussianUniverse.org (@RussianUniverse) June 9, 2014 The...
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Alexey Arkhipovsky – The King of #Balalaika
I really balalike it! 8-) Filed under: Russian Music Tagged: Alexey Arkhipovsky, balalaika, Music, Russia, Russian, Russian Music
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50 Shades of Prey, or The Russian Bear Bait
The Politics of Music & the Music of Politics. Track №2 (interlude): “Post-Soviet Tristesse & Echo of the Turbulent 90s”. I’ve received a comment on my post titled “Voice of the Russian Jilted...
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Melodiya Ensemble
Nice jazz-funk from the 1970s. Filed under: Russian Music Tagged: 1970s, jazz-funk, Russia, Russian Music
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Gusli
Gusli is one of the oldest musical instruments that have played an important role in the Russian music culture. The Greek historians Theophylact Simocatta and Theophan were the first to mention the...
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Theodor Bastard
Some of my favourite songs by the Theodor Bastard band. Filed under: Russian Music Tagged: Music, Russian Music
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Balalaikization
I like listening to musicians in the Moscow metro after work. This time it was two guys playing the balalaika and guitar.Filed under: Russian Fridays, Russian Music Tagged: balalaika, Metro, Russian Music
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