Shostakovich: The musical voice of the Russian Revolution
DEC 19, 202542 MIN
Shostakovich: The musical voice of the Russian Revolution
DEC 19, 202542 MIN
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<p>From this year's Revolution Festival, Peter Kwasiborski, introduces Shostakovich. </p><p><br></p><p>Stalin's bureaucracy waged a campaign of hate against artists who defied their narrow doctrine of 'Socialist Realism'. Dmitri Shostakovich's 'Anti-formalist Rayok' lambasts these cultural crimes, and defends the spirit of cultural freedom unleashed by the October Revolution.</p><p>šĀ <a href="https://communist.red/historical-materialism-education/">ā Head to our website for more analysis on the topicā </a></p><p>āĀ <a href="https://communist.red/join-the-revolutionary-communist-party/">ā Join the Revolutionary Communist Partyā </a></p><p>š°Ā <a href="https://communist.red/subscribe/">ā Subscribe to The Communist and the In Defence of Marxism magazineā </a></p><p>šøĀ <a href="https://communist.red/donate/">ā Donate to the RCPā </a></p><p>šĀ <a href="https://marxist.com/">ā Read the latest news and analysis from the RCI</a></p><p></p>
