Mstislav Rostropovich quoteMstislav Rostropovich [1927-2007]
Russian Musician 
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| In 1948 the first severe crash occurred in my life when Stalin put out his decree on 'formalism.' There was a bulletin board in the Moscow Conservatory. They posted the decree, which said Shostakovich's compositions and Prokofiev's were no longer to be played. |
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