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  • This Eclipse set includes the original film (beloved by those who have worn out their copy of Spinal Tap), the less successful sequel Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses (when their manager becomes born again) and the concert film Total Balalaika Show in which Leningrad Cowboys reach an absurdist peak best enjoyed by those who have memorized lines from the original film.

    Michael Giltz: DVDs: Craig Ferguson... Genius? Michael Giltz 2011

  • A full team had the cab well boxed in The Russian was the first to arrive; Sammi loitered around Leicester Square, while the Russian girl, whom they coded Balalaika, came in a taxi and took a seat in the far corner of the restaurant where she had a good view of the entrance and her resident's table.

    Final Resting Place of The Pen 2010

  • “Doctor Zhivago” is also almost singlehandedly responsible for the brief popularization of the Balalaika, a three-stringed Russian guitar-like instrument.

    Top 10 Grossing Movies Adjusted for Inflation » Scene-Stealers 2008

  • He was 34 years old, a brilliant polymath who could play every musical instrument he laid his hands on (including the Tabla, the Bodhran, the Balalaika, and the Cymbalon).

    Elissa Altman: A Curry for Lea 2008

  • Coyote wild Magazine has their June issue up, and I particularly enjoyed Balalaika.

    Archive 2008-06-01 2008

  • Coyote wild Magazine has their June issue up, and I particularly enjoyed Balalaika.

    चेचक it आउट... 2008

  • BROWN (voice-over): Even though Balalaika is not for the faint - hearted ...

    CNN Transcript Feb 28, 2002 2002

  • Yes, that's what Hong Kong people are wearing these days, at least at the Russian restaurant Balalaika.

    CNN Transcript Feb 28, 2002 2002

  • All year-round, you need to wrap up warmer at Balalaika, it is also a good idea to bring your own ice ax.

    CNN Transcript Feb 28, 2002 2002

  • Medias are invited to attend a press briefing on 3 November at the Balalaika hotel in Johannesburg at 12h00.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1994

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