The gusli, an ancient Russian musical instrument, is finding new audiences. A 30-year-old Russian entrepreneur set up a factory in his hometown to build them. Sergey Gorchakov and his craftsmen create ...

For most ethnic groups, New Year’s is decently far enough away to forget those well-intended resolutions. However, on Saturday, a special performance by Mourka and the Russian Folk Instrument Ensemble ...

The Galpin Society Journal, Vol. 71 (March 2018), pp. 109-128 (20 pages) Until the mid-nineteenth century, the gudok was one of the most widespread musical instruments used by Russian peasants. While ...

Tomorrow kicks off the first day of the World Cup in Russia. But as someone not particularly engrossed in soccer (no, sorry, football) I hadn’t given it much thought. That is, of course, until I was ...

Saturday, May 18, the University of Wisconsin Russian Folk Orchestra will present its 26th annual spring concert, ‘The Snowstorm’. The concert will feature several soloists as they perform ...

Researchers have unearthed the remains of ancient Greek musical instruments - a harp and a lyre - on the Taman Peninsula in southern Russia MOSCOW, July 9. /TASS/. Researchers from the Institute of ...