The War symphonies Shostakovich against Stalin

"Documentary on Shostakovich's use of his Fourth through Ninth Symphonies as protest against Joseph Stalin's dictatorship."
"The War Symphonies delves into the harrowing subject of Stalin's bloody purge of Russia and Shostakovich's counterattack. The symphonies Four to Nine (1936-1945) are the composer's weapons against Stalin's rampant bloodletting, or as Shostakovich calls them, his "tombstones.""
"A look at Stalin's purge on Russia and the musical response Dmitri Shostakovich made through his symphonies Four to Nine, which he called "tombstones.""
"A look at Stalin's purge on Russia and the musical response Dmitri Shostakovich made through his symphonies Four to Nine, which he called "tombstones.""@en
"A look at the Stalinist purges and the musical response Dmitri Shostakovich made through his symphonies Four to Nine, which he called "tombstones.""@en