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Russia s most beloved folk mstruments,
the balalaika and domra, origijlm nated in humble surroundings about
A 750 years ago. ^B They were adapted from instru^B ments brought to ancient Rus from lllW China by the Mongol hordes of f|§y Ghengis and Batu Khan. Originally
instruments of the peasant class, they
were played by street musicians and, ^ later, by court entertainers or “skomorokhi.”
They were used to accompany ditties that
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