Shostakovich and Stalin .- Volkov, Solomon; Bouis, Antonina W.

Alfred A. Knopf. 2004. Shostakovich, DmitriiÌ? Dmitrievich 1906-1975., Stalin, Joseph 1878-1953., Shostakovich, DmitriÄ­ Dmitrievich 1906-1975., Biography : the extraordinary relationship between the great composer and the brutal dictator 24 cm. xiii, 313 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial con sobrecubierta ilustrada. Idioma Inglés. Solomon Volkov ; translated from the Russian by Antonina W. Bouis. [Shostakovich i Stalin. English ]. Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-297) and index. Translated from the Russian. Contributor biographical information http://catdir. loc. gov/catdir/bios/random055/2003115653. html. Contents Prologue : Tsars and poets -- Mirages and temptations -- The year 1936 : causes and consequences -- 1936 : Facing the Sphinx -- The Tsar s mercy -- War : triumphs and tribulations -- 1948 : Look over here, look over there, the enemy is everywhere! -- Final convulsions and death of the Tsar -- In the shadow of Stalin . Sobrecubierta deslucida. ISBN: 0375410821; 9780375410826