Dear Gargoyle,

Many thanks for the article you have posted. It becomes much more clear what you call 'disasters/events ballads'. Just can say that here in Russia we have just a little such 'disasters songs'. What we call 'historic songs' is for 99 per cent inspired by wars/battles and state/government disturbances including rebellions. Songs devoted to 'individual disasters' are very rare.

As for example of Russian historic song, I will select one ore more and give a weblink.

And, finally, there is no censorship in Russia, as well as no bears on the streets :-))

Alex