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    21 pwrrar snostaxovicn Testimony i eee pantech a agentes Zr aot a eeeeieee eee eee canaooemls Se aaa ey oS reas 2 1 Dmitri Shostakovich ofthe two most prominent Russian the opera Fist of ‘who emigrated to the 3 memoirs based on mate. to do in Stalin’ day. T sd two nations Into wagons and took them 2a to the devil. So Murad have blamed al the evildoing on the Chechens and Ingush, but he didnt display the necessary mental nimbleness, "And then there was Ordzhonikidze. Muradel showed his nalveté once more. Hee thought that it would be a good idea to have Ordzhonikidze in the open, hae didnt think that reminding Stalin of him was like stepping on a com. At the time, the country had been informed that Ordzhonikidze had died from aleart attack, Actually, Ordzhonikidze shot himself. Stalin drove him to it. ‘But the main problem was with the leaghinka * The opera was based on lie in the Caucasus, so Muradeli crammed it fll of native songs and dances. Stal ‘expected to hear his native songs, but instead he heard Muradelis own lez. {ghinka, which he had composed in aft of forgetfulness. And it was that original Tezghinke that angered Stalin the most "There were black clouds, «storm was brewing. It just lacked an excuse, the lightning needed an oak to strike, or atleast a blockhead. Muradel played the part ofthe blockhead. ‘But in the end, Muradeli didn't get burned by the historic resolution “On the Opera The Great Friendship."® He was a clever man and he managed to profit even from the historic resolution, 'AS you know, the resolution drew heated interest among the toiling masses, “Meetings and gatherings were held everywhere, in factories, communal farms, industrial cartels, and places of public food consumption. And the workers

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