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Fireman Shostakovich
On 20 July 1942, Time magazine led with a story on ‘Fireman Shostakovich’. ‘Amid bombs bursting in Leningrad he heard the chords of victory,’ the caption on the cover said... By Anna Aslanyan.
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Leningrad and the Orchestra that Defied Hitler
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Shostakovich Symphony No. 7 in C major
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