“In a regime where words are watched, lies are rewarded, and silence is survival, there is no truth. - Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad” — M T Anderson Copy Share Image
“When asked, 'What did you want to say in this work?' he would answer, 'I've said what I've said.' This made sense in where everyone assumed music had a meaning - but where saying the wrong thing could get a… — M T Anderson Copy Share Image
“Out in the palace gardens, groundskeepers buried statues in the dirt. As Justice and Peace were entombed together, a workman wrote on one flank… — M T Anderson Copy Share Image
“Torture is a good way to get people to talk but a poor method of finding out the truth; people confess whether there is… — M T Anderson Copy Share Image
“When we read tales of atrocity, we all want to be the one who stood firm, who would not bend, who shouted the truth… — M T Anderson Copy Share Image
“Hope, belief, and despair are not simply moods. They change our physical performance. They alter how quickly we react, how hard we fight, how… — M T Anderson Copy Share Image
“In a regime where words are watched, lies are rewarded, and silence is survival, there is no truth. - Symphony for the City of… — M T Anderson Copy Share Image
“When asked, 'What did you want to say in this work?' he would answer, 'I've said what I've said.' This made sense in where… — M T Anderson Copy Share Image
“And so the Red Army, squeezed between two of the most brutal dictators in human history, fought on. - Symphony for the City of… — M T Anderson Copy Share Image
