Vasily Vasilievich Andreyev
Born: 15th January 1861, Bezhetsk, Russia
Died: 26th December 1918, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Nationality: Russian
Vasily Vasilievich Andreyev was a Russian musician responsible for the modern development of the balalaika and several other traditional Russian folk music instruments, and is considered the father of the academic folk instrument movement in Eastern Europe. His accomplishments included:
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