The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Stringed Instrument, Plucked

a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by plucking stretched strings with the fingers or a plectrum. Plucked stringed instruments include the harp, gusli, guitar, domra, and balalaika.

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