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This album features music from 15 republics of the former Soviet Union, including selections from Central Asia, Ukraine, and the Caucasus. While regions have absorbed musical influences from neighboring cultures in the south from Persia, in the east from China, for example the music of each people has it's own distinctive characteristics. Liner notes include maps and photo spreads on some of the states of the former Soviet Union featured in the album, as well as song lyrics in English, Russian, Armenian, and other regional languages. Album Tracks 1. Byelorussia S.S.R. - Folksong 2. Byelorussia S.S.R. - Folksong 3. Byelorussia S.S.R. - Folksong 4. Karelia S.S.R. - Beautiful Maiden 5. Smolensk Oblast - Psaltery Tune 6. Moldavia S.S.R. - Kishinev (Near Rumanian Border) Doyna 7. Dagestan S.S.R. - Folksong Spring Time a Dargin Song 8. Ossetia - InchTselaInch Humorous Song 9. Ukrainia S.S.R. - Folksong There's a Well in the Field 10. Ukrainia S.S.R. - Arkan InchHutzulski TanecInch 11. Georgia S.S.R. - Lezhinska 12. Georgia S.S.R. - Western Georgia Humorous Song 13. Azerbaijan S.S.R. - Ugam 14. Azerbaijan S.S.R. - InchKurd ShakhnazInch 15. Bashkir S.S.R. - InchGulnaziraInch 1. Armenia S.S.R. - Yerevan Wedding Dance 2. Armenia S.S.R. - Folksong InchKhaminerInch 3. Armenia S.S.R. - Folk Dance InchUnabiInch 4. Armenia S.S.R. - Folksong InchEkhso JanInch 5. Armenia S.S.R. - InchMachkalInch 6. Armenia S.S.R. - Shirak Folk Dance 7. Armenia S.S.R. - Folksong InchAsor Arazy Es GnatsamInch 8. Armenia S.S.R. - Folk Dance InchMaralikInch 9. Tadjik S.S.R. - the Dancing Girl 10. Uzbekh S.S.R. - Song of the Cotton Picker 11. Kirghiz S.S.R. - InchKomuzInch 12. Kirghiz S.S.R. - Folk Melody InchKubanamInch (Komuz) 13. Turkmen S.S.R. - InchYandym LeiliInch 14. Turkmen S.S.R. - InchGosel SonInch (You, Beauty) 15. Turkmen S.S.R.
