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Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) was a Russian composer of operas, ballets, concertos, string quartets, and 15 symphonies. Shostakovich was frequently denounced by the repressive Soviet state, but in some periods, he also gained official favour...

"Waltz No. 2" by Dmitri Shostakovich, performed by Abbraccio Classical in 2012. "Waltz No. 2" by Dmitri Shostakovich is a classical music piece from his Suite for Variety Orchestra, also known as the Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2. While...

An artist's impression of Xanadu, the summer capital of Kublai Khan (r. 1260-1294 CE), located in northeast China and also known as Shangdu. Painting by Dmitri Smirnov.

The grave of the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975). Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow.

A photograph of the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975). Taken in the 1930s.

A 1950 photograph of the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975). Photograph taken by Roger Rössing and Renate Rössing. (Deutsche Fotothek‎)

A photograph of the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975). Taken in 1925.

Ivan III of Russia (Ivan the Great) was the Grand Prince of Moscow and Russia from 1462 to 1505. Ivan III was born in 1440 to Grand Prince Vasily II of Moscow (r. 1425-1462) and his wife, Maria Borovsk (l. c. 1420-1485). He served as co-ruler...

A 1968 photograph of the conductor/cellist Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007), the composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975), and the pianist Svyatoslav Richter (1915-1997).

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) was a Russian composer best known for his works for the stage, such as the ballets The Firebird, Petrushka, and the groundbreaking The Rite of Spring. The modernist composer lived in Switzerland, France, and then...