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Korobushka

Korobushka 1

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Korobushka was a 19th century folksong which more recently became well-known as the music to the game Tetris. There are lots of variatsions of the tune.

Karapyet was a Russian ballroom dance, which was also taken up by Jewish dancers. The name refers to a nickname for people from the Caucuses (e.g. Georgia).




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