The most famous Cossack song, sung at dinners, concerts and campfires This article from our archives was first published on RI in June 2018
This article originally appeared on a new site about the Christian renaissance in Russia, called Russian Faith. Their introductory video is at end of this article.
There's something dashing and soulful about Russian folk music, especially when it originates with the Cossacks, Russia's warriors of the steppe.
This is perhaps the most famous Cossack song, sung at dinners, concerts and campfires. It's a song about a love that is always just out of reach, a strange mix of longing and recklessness.
Listen to it. You won't regret it.
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