Monday, October 27, 2025

Russian Folk Song: STINKER RAISIN (Сте́нька Ра́зин)

 


 

Russian Folk Song, Stinker Raisin

Comes from a folk tale about a raisin who went bad, started a revolt against all the good raisins and the healthy grapes in the fields. Stinker Raisin went so far as to throw his new bride overboard as they cruised down the Volga River on their honeymoon. What a stinker.



[excerpted from the book by U.R. Bowie, Here We Be. Where Be We?]

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