Russian balalaika

The balalaika is the most famous russian instrument, which, along with the accordion and the harp, has become one of the symbols of the musical creativity of the Russian people.
This is one of the symbols of Russian culture. She received this status at the turn of the 19th-20th centuries, thanks to the musician and composer Vasily Andreev. It was he who brought the balalaika from the folk environment to the musical and academic one.