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April 23 marks the anniversary of the birth of Sergei Prokofiev, the outstanding Russian composer. His work today remains among the world's most popular classical music, along with the Viennese classics and German romantic-era composers.
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Dostoevsky often mentioned his favourite authors in his letters and notes. He said he admired the novel Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov, and would strongly recommend reading Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace. Dostoevsky was a devoted reader who spoke highly of Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol, and Leo Tolstoy.
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The sound of this folk instrument will make you imagine yourself in a forest in a Russian kosovorotka-shirt and hugging a birch. This instrument was in the hands of long-beard staretses (seniors) who were telling their byliny (legends) accompanied by calm music. It was the only instrument the bogatyrs (fairy warriors) played, making their enemies dance until the end. It's neither a balalaika nor a horn. It's a gusli, the ancient string musical instrument that was mentioned in most Slavic fairy tales.
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