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.

Tracklist:

Byelorussia S.S.R.: Folksong (Version 1)
Byelorussia S.S.R.: Folksong (Version 2)
Byelorussia S.S.R.: Folksong (Version 3)
Karelia S.S.R.: Beautiful Maiden
Smolensk Oblast: Psaltery Tune
Moldavia S.S.R.: Kishinev (Near Rumanian Border) Doyna
Dagestan S.S.R.: Spring Time A Dargin Song (Folksong)
Ossetia: 'Tsela' (Humorous Song)
Ukrainia S.S.R.: There's A Well In The Field (Folk Song)
Ukrainia S.S.R.: Arkan 'Hutzulski Tanec'
Georgia S.S.R.: Lezhinska
Georgia S.S.R.: Western Georgia Humorous Song
Azerbaijan S.S.R.: Ugam
Azerbaijan S.S.R.: Kurd Shakhnaz
Bashkir S.S.R.: Gulnazira
Armenia S.S.R.: Yerevan Wedding Dance
Armenia S.S.R.: Khaminer (Folk Song)
Armenia S.S.R.: Unabi (Folk Dance)
Armenia S.S.R.: Ekhso Jan (Folk Song)
Armenia S.S.R.: Machkal
Armenia S.S.R.: Shirak Folk Dance
Armenia S.S.R.: Asor Arazy Es Gnatsam (Folk Song)
Armenia S.S.R.: Maralik (Folk Dance)
Tadjik S.S.R.: The Dancing Girl
Uzbekh S.S.R.: Song Of The Cotton Picker
Kirghiz S.S.R.: Komuz
Kirghiz S.S.R.: Kubanam (Folk Melody)
Turkmen S.S.R.: Yandym Leili
Turkmen S.S.R.: Gosel Son (You, Beauty)
Turkmen S.S.R.: Pakhtachi Gozel (Beautiful Cotton Picker)
Tatar S.S.R.: Apipya
Kazakh S.S.R.: Kalka
Kazakh S.S.R.: Pan Koylek (Folk Song)

UPC: 093070453524
Label: Folkways Records
Release Date: 5.30.12
Format: CD

Folk Music Of The USSR - Folk Music of U.S.S.R / Various (2 CD)