Russian chanson
Russian chanson (Russian: русский шансон, tr. russkiy shanson; from French "chanson") is a neologism for a musical genre covering a range of Russian songs, including city romance songs, author song performed by singer-songwriters, and blatnaya pesnya or "criminals' songs" that are based on the themes of the urban underclass and the criminal underworld.
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| Native name | Русский шансон |
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| Cultural origins | 20th century, Russia |
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