In Slavic folklore, the archetypal villain Koschei The Deathless is so-called because his “death” is a physical thing which he hides – usually inside an egg. In certain tales, the egg is stitched inside an animal’s stomach, and then the animal is sent far away, or locked up in a chest on the mythical island of Buyan, which can disappear and reappear with the tide.
The enigmatic Staraya Derevnya have their roots in Ukraine (and the wider former Soviet Union), and despite Gosha Shtasel being the one remaining founding member, their sound remains heavily inspired by Slavic culture. Their lyrics, inspired by the poetry of avant garde artist Arthur Molev, are predominantly in Russian – though some words are also part of made-up languages.

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