Mikaela S.’s Reviews > Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad > Status Update
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“History is not simply the great tumults and tragedies but the accumulation of tiny moments and gestures.” (379)
— Feb 02, 2026 05:23PM
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Mikaela S.
is on page 345 of 464
“The symphony meant many things to many people… But for the people of Leningrad, it meant something else entirely: it gave them an identity… ‘This was our symphony. Leningrad’s.’… the symphony showed them that they belonged.” (Pg. 345) “It transformed them from victims into the pride of Russia.”
— Feb 02, 2026 04:59PM
Mikaela S.
is on page 167 of 464
On June 22nd in 1941, Germany invaded Russian and broke their armistice in a wave of bullets and blood.
— Jun 22, 2025 02:25PM
Mikaela S.
is on page 156 of 464
“Communism and Fascism shook hands… ‘All the isms have become wasms.’” (Part 2: Friendship, Pg. 156)
— Jun 22, 2025 02:08PM
Mikaela S.
is on page 113 of 464
“Shostakovich left no written record of his emotions during this time. Why would he? Diaries got people imprisoned. Letters got people shot.” (Pg. 113)
— Jun 10, 2025 02:49PM
