This document summarizes popular Russian music genres and artists. It mentions folk songs like "The Song of the Volga Boatmen" and "Dark Eyes". It also discusses classic songs like "Kalinka" and war songs such as "Dark Night". The document then profiles several famous Russian musicians like Vladimir Vysotsky, Alla Pugacheva, Boris Grebenshchikov, Andrei Makarevich, Viktor Tsoi and their popular songs. It concludes by providing some online resources about Russian music.

1. Russian Popular Music

2. Old Songs Folk songs : Эй, ухнем (The Song of the Volga Boatmen) The ‘ Romance’ : Очи чёрные (Dark Eyes) Classic songs : Калинка (Kalinka) War songs : Тёмная ночь (Dark Night) ‘ Soviet’ songs : Подмосковные вечера (Moscow Evenings)

3. Vladimir Vysotsky (1938-80) songwriter and actor on stage (Moscow’s Taganka theatre) and silver screen (over 20 films) wrote over 600 songs on war, prison life, the creation of art, human relations «Кони привередливые» “ Restive Horses” YouTube: Vysotsky's Hamlet

4. Alla Pugacheva b. 1949 cabaret diva of Russian concert stage and silver screen «Всё могут короли» “ Kings Can Do Everything”

5. Boris Grebenshchikov b. 1953 aka “ БГ ” founder of 70s-80s underground rock group Аквариум ( Aquarium) «Город» “The City” YouTube: «Поезд в огне» “Train on Fire”

6. Andrei Makarevich founder of 70’s rock group Машина времени ( Time Machine) «Поворот» “A Turn”

7. Viktor Tsoi 1962-90 avant-garde rocker and indie film actor frontman of 80’s rock group Кино ( Kino) «Перемен ! » “Change!” YouTube: «Видели Ночь » (We Have Seen the Night)

8. Links SRAS Music Library: http://www.sras.org/library_russian_music “ Sounds of the Soviet Union” http://www.marxists.org/history/ussr/sounds