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Ruslan and Lyudmila

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discussed in biography

In Mikhail Glinka
…in 1842 his second opera, Ruslan and Lyudmila, was produced. The exotic subject and boldly original music of Ruslan won neither favour nor popular acclaim, although Franz Liszt was struck by the novelty of the music.
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place in Russian culture

In Russia: The 19th century
…Tsar (1836) and his Pushkin-inspired Ruslan and Lyudmila (1842) are the oldest Russian operas that remain in the standard repertoire.
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