K'sle - muzykal'nyi instrument chuvashskogo naroda v istorii i sovremennoi kul'ture
Illiustrirovannaia monografiia
Illustrations and maps
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The kesle is a stringed musical instrument, a variety of the psaltery-type gusli known among many peoples of Russia, and one of the symbols of the traditional culture of the Chuvash people. The monograph discusses hypotheses of its origin and describes the distinctive features of the classical kesle. It includes a wide range of illustrative material — archival and expeditionary photographs, reproductions from written sources, and items from museum collections in Chuvashia, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, and Nizhny Novgorod. The publication is intended both for specialists and for a broad readership interested in the history of Russian folk musical instruments and the culture of the Chuvash people.
