[3] In addition, medieval Russian illuminated manuscripts of the Psalter contain images of musicians with necked plucked-string instruments, and some of those miniatures are clearly captioned «depiction of domras».

[4] After the pious Tsar Alexis of Russia issued an edict ordering the persecution of Russian folk musicians and destruction of their instruments (1648), domra gradually came into disuse and was replaced by balalaika, which was much easier to make and play.

[5] In 1896, a student of Vasily Vasilievich Andreyev found a broken instrument in a stable in rural Russia.

[6] The basic domra is tuned as follows: Instruments are made in various sizes including piccolo, prima, alto, tenor, bass, and contrabass.

[citation needed] Aleksandr Tsygankov is considered to be one of the leading contemporary performers, teachers, and composers of the 3 string domra.