Author name: Amal H.

What did Stalin do to Shostakovich?

Stalin liked it because he thought Shostakovich was glorifying him, not realizing the composer’s true intent! The government dubbed the symphony “A constructive creative answer of a Soviet artist to well deserved criticism”. Stalin accepted it and never caught on to Shostakovich’s trick. Also What was Shostakovich known for? Petersburg, Russia—died August 9, 1975, Moscow,

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