“While some foreigners might first envision Putin, the hammer and sickle, or even an AK-47 when prompted to think about Russia, the Russian people believe that the outside world only perceives their country as a land of “bears, circuses, and balalaikas”… the current status of the balalaika proves how much of a versatile and adaptable instrument it is. Unmistakably, the balalaika’s musical potential is incredibly expansive for an instrument that only possesses three strings. Throughout history it has been able to express rebelliousness, joy, suffering and love.” The ‘Adaptability’ of the Balalaika: An Ethnomusicological Investigation of the Russian Traditional Folk Instrument. Nicolas Chlebak, University of Vermont
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