МУРКА (блатная песня) MURKA (thieves song)

Created by The socalled thieves songs make up a significant part of Russian musical culture. One of these most famous songs is Murka (Pussy) which remains popular for many decades. Murka has almost countless general content boils down to the following: A gang of criminals arrives on a tour in Odessa, a city on the Black Sea. At first, the gangs affairs are going well, but raids and arrests soon begin. It becomes clear that one of the gang members is a traitor. Marusya Klimova, a young woman nicknamed Murka (pussy, kitty), one of the most respected members of the criminal community, calls for the identification and elimination of the traitor. Murka is bold, cunning and dexterous, even hardboiled criminals are afraid of her, because she herself is tough, a real bandit. Murkas lover (also a member of the gang) accidentally learns that it is she who is the traitor, moreover, an employee of the secret police.