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Virtual Memorial

Dmitri Shostakovich

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring Dmitri Shostakovich, remembered for Classical music, Symphonies, Soviet culture.

1906 - 1975Saint Petersburg, Russia
Portrait or photograph of Dmitri Shostakovich: Dmitri Shostakovich's portrait, in the audience at the Bach Celebration of July 28, 1950. Photo by Roger & Re
Dmitri Shostakovich's portrait, in the audience at the Bach Celebration of July 28, 1950. Photo by Roger & Renate Rössing. Fotothek_df_roe-neg_0002792_002_Portrait_Dmitri_Dmitrijewitsch_Schostakowitchs_im_Publikum_der_Bachfeier.jpg : Roger & Renate Rössing, credit Deutsche Fotothek. derivative work: Improvist ( talk ), Fotothek_df_roe-neg_0002792_002_Portrait_Dmitri_Dmitrijewi

Why Dmitri Shostakovich Is Remembered

Dmitri Shostakovich is remembered for classical music, symphonies, soviet culture. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this figure remains part of cultural, civic, scientific, or literary memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Memorial in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm memorial hall turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D memorial hall connected to Dmitri Shostakovich.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Saint Petersburg, Russia is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to Dmitri Shostakovich's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his First Symphony in 1926 and thereafter was regarded as a major composer.

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

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Portrait or photograph of Dmitri Shostakovich: 100th birth anniversary of Dmitri Shostakovich (1906—1975), a prominent Russian composer, pianist and a teacher o

100th birth anniversary of Dmitri Shostakovich (1906—1975), a prominent Russian composer, pianist and a teacher of music art. The postal stationery card with an imprinted commemora

Yuri Artsimenev, From a personal collection., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of Dmitri Shostakovich: Photograph of the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) during his visit to Finland.

Photograph of the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) during his visit to Finland.

Holger Eklund, http://d3gg7gh6znnt6d.cloudfront.net/thumbnail/6616351.jpg, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of Dmitri Shostakovich: ドミトリー·ショスタコーヴィチ1914年(8歳)の頃

ドミトリー·ショスタコーヴィチ1914年(8歳)の頃

Unknown author Unknown author, booklet of Shostakovich - 15 Symphonies (Rozhdestvensky) [Melodiya] [VICC-40009~11], Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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