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The object of the article is to show the socio-cultural role of traditions of playing the balalaika and the domra in the present Russian education.
The article substantiates the necessity of preserving the traditions of the balalaika and the domra playing. The performance on these musical instruments is considered during the whole history of their existence in Russia but the main accent is made on the present time, because the author observes a decline of interest toward these instruments by young people. The author believes that playing these instruments is an essential part of Russian culture like the Russian folklore or the Russian fine arts. Disappearance of the traditions of playing the Russian folk instruments would have a bad influence on the entire Russian culture and especially on the young generation. The author substantiates the necessity of keeping the Russian cultural traditions in musical education.