# Discovering Russian Folk Music

Presents elements that make the Russian folk music tradition beautiful and distinctive. Discusses the uses of music in Russian villages, cities, and churches and shows how modern music is being influenced by these traditions. Includes choruses, solo songs and costumed dances, and introduces the balalaika, panpipes and zhalieka. For more on filmmaker Bernard Wilets, visit http://www.afana.org/wilets.htm

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1987
- Runtime: 22 min
- By: Bernard Wilets
- Genres: Education, Music
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/DiscoveringRussianFolkMusic)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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