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Folger, Henry Clay 1857-1930 , folk / fōk/ (also folks) • pl. n. 1. inf. people in general: some folk will do anything for money an old folks' home. ∎ a specified group of people:… Folk Song , folk song, music of anonymous composition, transmitted orally. The theory that folk songs were originally group compositions has been modified in rec… Russian Language , Russian language, also called Great Russian, member of the East Slavic group of the Slavic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Sl… Russian Americans , For more information on Russian history and culture, seeVol. 4: Russians.
The term "Russian Americans" is somewhat confusing because it can be used t… Ballad , ballad, in literature, short, narrative poem usually relating a single, dramatic event. Two forms of the ballad are often distinguished—the folk ball… Folklore , Folklore has played a vital role in the lives of the Russian people and has exerted a considerable influence on the literature, music, dance, and oth…
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