Russian Gypsy Singers Of Today By A. Barannikov. An Uncommon Original Article From The Journal Of The Gypsy Lore Society – Circa 1932

Mr B.J.Gilliat-Smith, in his very interesting papar on the Russian Gypsy Choirs says “I have nor reliable information as to what may be the status of these St Petersburg and Moscow singers under the Bolshevik regime. Some Russians have told me that in all probability they will be as popular as ever in the new Russia, and that their cult is too deeply rooted to be torn up. Others have assured me that the Gypsies’ songs are forbidden by law, as tending to corrupt morals and cause young men to squander their money, and that the gypsies are anathema to the Bossheviks, inasmuch as they form a class which panders to the tastes of aristocrats and bourgeois.” Since therefore to readers of the Journal of The Gypsy Lore Sciety this matter is not quite clear, I propose to supply some exact information regarding it…’ An uncommon original article (1932) – 6 pages H:24.5 x W:15cm