Korobeinik (ru|коробейник) was an occupation in Russian empire, a petty peddler. The name comes from the word korob, a box, in which he carried the goods, usually haberdashery and small manufactured items around the countryside.
There is a Russian folk song "Korobeiniki" based on the poem of the same name by Nikolay Nekrasov.
In 1910 Vasily Goncharov made a 15 min. based on the poem.