{"product_id":"veronika-dolina-thirteen-diamonds-cd","title":"Veronika Dolina - Thirteen Diamonds (CD) PREORDER","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDelicate Russian singing poetry preserved in a limited hand-numbered pressing.\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003cp\u003eReleased in 2006 Thirteen Diamonds serves as a vital bridge between Russian cultural history and Western avant-garde archival music. The collection highlights Veronika Dolina, one of the most singular and enduring figures in the Russian bard movement, a tradition of 'singing poets' that emerged during the Soviet era as a powerful form of artistic self-expression and gentle defiance. Rooted in the mid-20th-century Russian acoustic tradition, the bard movement elevated lyric poetry above complex instrumentation. Bards used simple guitar figures to carry literary verse past state censors and into intimate domestic spaces via informal home recordings (magnitizdat). Dolina stands directly in the lineage of iconic predecessors like Bulat Okudzhava, Vladimir Vysotsky, and Alexander Galich. Yet, while her predecessors often leaned toward stark political satire, tragic heroism or sweeping romanticism, Dolina forged her own path starting in the 1970s. Emerging as the premiere female voice of the movement, she brought an intensely personal, domestic and feminine perspective to singing poetry, treating the everyday, the understated and the emotional interior as deeply sacred territory. On Thirteen Diamonds, Dolina’s quiet crystalline vocal delivery and subtle folk-guitar accompaniment frame her poetic narratives with immense grace. Her songs function as literary vignettes, balancing personal vulnerability with sharp emotional clarity. Staying true to the grassroots underground heritage of the Soviet bard movement, Abaton Book Company presented this licensed edition as a painstakingly crafted, handmade physical artifact. Issued as a hand-numbered limited edition of only 250 copies, the CD-R is housed in a custom gatefold sleeve accompanied by an eight-page booklet featuring an historical text on the tradition of Russian singing poetry by Alexander Pogrebinsky. This boutique packaging honors the tactile, hand-distributed history of the music itself.\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003ch2\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e        \u003cli\u003eChristmas Postcard\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eHot Red Wine\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eOld Party Dresses\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eMy Secret Light\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eAbout Being Firm\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eDish Washing\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eHeavenly Lion\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eShe Is Single\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eCardinal Is Still Young\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eA Special Morning\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eThirteen Diamonds\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eThe Old Bench\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eA Magic Crystal\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eNot Young Forever\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eTo My Sister\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eThe Watchman\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eCrimea\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eAugust Dream\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eMy Scripture\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eFarewell Song\u003c\/li\u003e          \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003ch2\u003eAdditional Details\u003c\/h2\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Abaton Book Company\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e World\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRun Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48 mins\u003c\/p\u003e     \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12\/11\/26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 675130544221\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"HOSTILECI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67337460220153,"sku":"ABC-020","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0815\/4889\/files\/ABC-020.jpg?v=1793027953","url":"https:\/\/mvdshop.com\/products\/veronika-dolina-thirteen-diamonds-cd","provider":"MVD Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}