is a Russian expression which describes the Viburnum opulus (, or , ).

The term describes the berry and the color red. Viburnum opulus () is an important element of the Russian folk culture.Peacebuilding with Women in Ukraine: Using Narrative to Envision a Common Future by Maureen Flaherty, Lexington Books, 2012, (page 172) derived in Russian language from or , which means "to make red-hot". In Old Russian language the word for beautiful and red were completely identical. In the modern Russian language, the terms for red and beautiful are still strongly connected linguistically. () means red and is connected in modern Russian language to beautiful ().

The expression which means red viburnum is a symbol for love, beauty, youth, luck and passion and feelings people seek to feel. It represents one side of the Mother Rusĭ. A kalina berry can also symbolize a transition to the opposite, emotions and emotional worlds that feel painful for people, like sadness and grief (, ).

In Russian folklore, is the subject of many songs and poems, such as "Kalinka" from 1860.

See also

The Red Snowball Tree

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