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407 The Siege of Leningrad II

Jun 15, 202549 minSeason 4Ep. 407
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Hundreds of thousands died in Leningrad during the winter of 1941-42, but with spring came new hope. Composer Dmitri Shostakovich's latest symphony became a patriotic anthem, and not only in the USSR.

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