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What was that song in “Chernobyl?”

Episode 4 of the miniseries featured a song sung entirely in Russian, with no subtitles. While considered a folk song, and therefore somewhat vague in origin, it is strongly associated with the Cossack forces in the Caucasian War (1817-1864) — the Russian Empire's invasion and annexation of the Caucasus.

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