http://balalaechnik.narod.ru/eng/history.html A colorful history of the balalaika by Yuriy Ivanets, musician and historian of Russian Folk Instruments. http://www.balalaika.biz/L_balalaika_music.html A collection of links to balalaika music on the web, provided by various balalaika orchestras and ensembles. http://www.ossipovorchestra.ru/english/tools.htm A thorough overview of the Russian folk instruments used in the great Ossipov Orchestra of Moscow. http://balalajka.dk/english/instruments.html From Pavlovski's Balalaika Orchestra in Denmark, a detailed description of the balalaika, domra, and gusli. http://www.bdaa.com International association of players of Russian folk instruments including balalaika, domra, bayan, gusli and related wind and percussion instruments.