The folklore of the Russian Federation encompasses folk music, folk theater, mythology, traditions and in general the non-academic culture of this country. It therefore drinks from the Slavic folklore and from the rest of the villages that have been part of the history of the country, among which the Tartar, Varian, Baltic and Greek cultural influences that the Byzantine Empire exerted during the Middle Ages. p> During part of the Modern Age the musical instruments were prohibited in Russia, and their use is still prohibited in the Russian orthodox liturgy. With the lifting of the prohibition by Pedro I the Great (1682-1725) the use of balalaika, originally built with a cracked pumpkin, was popularized. Later, many Russian composers, especially Mikhail Glinka, relied on traditional rhythms to compose many of their best-known themes, and these, in turn, were reinterpreted by peasants, reinforcing their popularity.
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