Assertion: balalaika | /r/CapableOf | become popular
Facets:
value: in different countries around the world
type: LOCATION
value: among the upperclass
type: OTHER
value: among the nobility
type: OTHER
value: with the lower and middle classes
type: OTHER
value: during this period
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Folk music spread over the entirety of Russia (Shepherd), and the balalaika itself became so popular with the lower and middle classes during this period that it seemed every household owned at least one (Rogosin).
text: Later, the balalaika becomes popular among the nobility and the upperclass, and you hear about balalaika virtuousoes such as Lavroff (opera singer at the Saint Peterburg Opera), landowner Paskin and others.
text: Although it hails from Russia, you can hear it in many of the regions that made up the former Soviet Union (USSR) and it has also become popular in different countries around the world.