Nothing like a good cigarette after completing one of the greatest, heart-wrenching symphonies of all time that saved a city from endless despair. 👏 👏 👏 💖🇷🇺💥
Dimitri Shostakovich was definitely a fantastic composer. His 9th symphony is one of my favorite pieces of music that I've learned about. He actually passed away the year my dad was born (1975).
Not being Russian, we westerners can only try to imagine just how hard life must have been for Russians during this period. I note that even as he sits back and enjoys his smoke, his brain is still working .. as seen through his fingers. Wish i could see more real footage of that period. Does anyone have footage of camps in Siberia?
It is a mistake not to attribute Russians to Europe and Europeans. In the 20th century there was an attempt to drive Russia into Asia. I hope this attempt failed.
Ikr. Must be stressful. Shostakovich actually tries to attempt suicide once due to depression over this whole Revolution thingy but he wrote his 8th string quartet to promise himself not to do it instead. I can't believe i'm worried over a death person's mental health.
There were no camps in Siberia, they were near massive and important build sites, like Belomor and Volg-Don river channels or near cities ruined in the War.
One of the greatest composers of the 20th century. He works are ingenious; it's a shame he had to live in a time and in a country that was going through tremendous political upheaval. It dramatically affected his life and his work. He doesn't get enough credit,
Even though it did limit his artistic freedom greatly, the events that he lived through also influenced his music in a positive way I would say. Limitations force artists to get creative in order to express themselves.
@Ricardo Acosta guy: comments his favorite symphonic composers in 2010 RU-vid commenters 11 years later: WAKE UP 👀❗👀👀❗❗👀👀❗👀 ARE YOU ALIVE ⁉️👀⁉️❓👀👀⁉️👀⁉️👀❓👀👀⁉️
@@itamarbar9580 Stalin was a great fan of Shostakovich, maybe the greatest, lol. Shostakovich had a very good apartments, try to search for his house in St. Peterburg.
Only in Russia. Fascist enemy at the gates and they've still got time for culture, music, books n museums. Can't be beaten. History is on the side of Mother Russia. Glory to all the Russian people, multi ethnic. Slavs. Mongols. Muslims. Inuits. The free world stands with you. Slava Russia 🇷🇺
