Forty years ago my little red book "das balalaikalied" was published – in it I wanted to conserve at least a bit of our singing and playing in our dj.1.11 youth group. The little book became rather popular among the youth groups of that time and is out-of-print long since. That is why I have revised it now and offer everyone who may enjoy it
       a Balalaika School for Self-Instruction
          and
       a Collection of the most popular Russian Folksongs
with Russian words and English translations, on request also with music and detailed instructions how to play the songs on the balalaika.