Leningrad: Siege and Symphony: The Story of the Great City Terrorized by Stalin, Starved by Hitler, Immortalized by Shostakovich
Brian Moynahan tells the story of Leningrad during a period of terror, starvation, and extraordinary endurance. Framed by Stalin’s rule, Hitler’s assault, and Shostakovich’s music, this historical account explores how a great city suffered, survived, and entered cultural memory.
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Leningrad: Siege and Symphony examines the history of a great city terrorized by Stalin and starved by Hitler.
Brian Moynahan places the city’s suffering and endurance at the center of this account of a defining period.
The book also explores how Leningrad was immortalized through the music of Dmitri Shostakovich.
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