Korobeiniki | Kоробеиники, with lyrics and translation.

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Commonly referred to as the Tetris theme song, Korobeiniki (The Peddlers) is a poem made by Nikolay Nekrasov, which was first printed in 1871.

It speaks about a peddler and a peasant named Katya who had developed romantic relations. Katya rejected all of the peddler's gifts apart from a Turquoise ring, reasoning that acquiring his wares but not him would be unbearable. The peddler pledges to marry her after selling his goods at the market. After a successful day, he returns home, but was killed and robbed by a forest ranger on his journey.

Credits:

The recording is from The Man With a Panama Hat's video.
Link to the video: https://youtu.be/_zqqYyShqwc
Channel: https://youtube.com/@TheManWithATrilbyHat

The Russian flag; Russian Empire, Soviet Union, and Russian flag maps and also all the Tetris cover images are from Wikipedia.

The first background image is from a painting named "Moonlight on the Dnieper".
Link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonlit_Night_on_the_Dnieper

Second image is from a painting named "Conditions of Winter".
Link: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/rinat-voligamsi-s-conditions-of-winter-picture-preview-2365919.html?amp

The last image is a picture of the Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral during nighttime.
Link: https://www.wallpaperflare.com/st-basil-cathedral-russia-moscow-kremlin-night-wallpaper-274131