What is "chastushka"

n. a type of traditional Russian satirical or ironic folk poetry.

Chastúshka, , , derives from "часто" - "frequently", or from "части́ть" - old word, that means "to do something with high frequency" and probably refers to high beat frequency ( tempo) of chastushki.

Chastushka is a traditional type of short Russian or Ukrainian humorous folk song with high beat frequency, that consists of one four-lined couplet, full of humor, satire or irony. Usually many chastushki are sung one after another. Chastushka makes use of a simple rhyming scheme to convey humorous or ironic content. The singing and recitation of such rhymes were an important part of peasant popular culture both before and after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917.