Музыка

Russian music has evolved from the traditional [|balalaika] to modern day [|rock] and [|rap]. This page offers some links to different styles and sources of such music. To keep up with the popular songs in Russia, one may view their [|MTV] page filled with media of famous artists, music videos, and biographies all in Russian. A song known by many Russians in particular is [|Katyusha], here sung by the Russian Red Army Choir.

The Russian Orthodox Church incorporates music in their services from full rich choirs to their famous chants. People from all around visit such churches just for the experience of hearing a [|Russian bass]. A deep bass singer is highly valued in Russia.

Also, Russian fairy tales are very poetic, so whenever a movie is made or translated into Russian, it becomes even more magical. Below is a translated clip from the movie "Enchanted." All of the songs chosen for this page use vocabulary that will be learned in the FLA Russian course. Conveniently enough, when the clip is through you may also view Enchanted True Love's Kiss Full Russian version, which also uses many basic words that should be familiar.

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