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I'll admit that writing doesn't always come, but I'm totally against walking around looking at the s...

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When a man is in despair, it means that he still believes in something.

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Dmitri Shostakovich

Composer

Born: 1906-09-25

Died: 1975-08-09

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (25 September 1906 – 9 August 1975) was a Soviet composer and pianist. Many of his works mark the epochs of Soviet history, or explore his own position as an artist in a communist state. Since his death there has been much controversy as to his private political views.More