In Russian culture and in the countries with culture influenced by the Soviet Union, estrada is a kind of scenic art of small forms, including such directions as singing, dance, circus on stage, illusionism, colloquial genre, parody, clownery. The term derives from the French word , a stage for performances.
Artists performing in the estrada genre are called estrada artists or artists of estrada.
There is a in Moscow, established in 1951.