Brutal Brutal but Inspiring : Russian Burlaks on the Volga River (inc. song, photos, film & Wiki)

[Knajjd]

Imperial Russian poor or landless peasants pulled ships & barges, against the current, along a tow path on the Volga river.

Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlak

The Volga Boatmen (1926):
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvM1xHtArOY

 

[fang]

It encapsulates their national spirit eerily accurately I'd say