The war years were the most difficult time of my life. There was real famine in Moscow. The water froze inside the houses. There was no heat. (Mstislav Rostropovich)

The war years were the most difficult time of my life. There was real famine in Moscow. The water froze inside the houses. There was no heat.

Mstislav Rostropovich

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