Ballad of the wedding of Stenka Razin, a late 17th century leader of Don Cossacks (exiled from their homes by the River Don to the wilds of the River Volga.) Stenka Razin was either a pirate, rebel and robber chief or a great freedom fighter, depending on whether you are amongst those who lack freedom or those who withold it.

tune - Russian traditional
words (Russian) - Dmitri Sadovnikov 1883, (English paraphrase) Ged Fox (copyright 1967)
Sung by Ged Fox
images from Vladimir Romashkov's film 1908.

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