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A creative artist works on his next composition because he is not satisfied with his previous one. When he loses a critical attitude toward his own work, he ceases to be an artist.

Dmitri Shostakovich

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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.

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Native Name: Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович

Alternative Names: Shostakovich • Shosty • Dmitrii Dmitrievich Shostakovich • Dmitrij Šostakovič • Dmitri Dmitrievitch Chostakovitch • Dimitri Shostakovich • Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich • Dmitriii Dmitrievich Shostakovich

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