Did Shostakovich support Stalin?
Stalin wanted Soviet composers to write music that was joyful and optimistic. Shostakovich often did the opposite. He expressed the terror, fear, and frustration of living in Stalinist Russia. … Stalin wanted triumphant music that would glorify himself and the Soviet Union, but Shostakovich outsmarted him. Also Was Shostakovich anti Soviet? Shostakovich’s relationship with Russian […]
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