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Smert' 'Death'
Russian source: Anon. trans. Aleksandr Nikolayevich Brandt

Ja umiraju...
Ja umiraju, ne znaja ljubvi.
Menja ona ne ljubila,
ona ne zhzhdala menja s neterpen'em,
kogda ja ukhodil.
Ja umiraju,
potomu chto nel'zja zhit' bez ljubvi.
Ja umiraju...

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Dmitri Shostakovich

Dmitri Shostakovich was a Russian composer and pianist. He achieved fame in the Soviet Union, although later developed a more complex and difficult relationship with the government. As a composer, he combined a variety of different musical…

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