1943, Soviet Composer Dmitri Shostakovich Working in his Little 'Chicken Coop' Studio, of Which He...

1943, Soviet Composer Dmitri Shostakovich Working in his Little 'Chicken Coop' Studio, of Which He is Very Fond, as his Daughter Gazes Out of the Window, 'In the Summer of 1943, the Soviet Government Turned over to the Union of Soviet Composers a Small State Farm Near Ivanovo, to Serve as an Auxiliary Farm and a Summer 'Creative Center' for Composers, It is a Fine Estate, with Main House, Numerous Outbuildings, Poultry Farm, Extensive Kitchen Gardens and a Lovely Flower Garden, 'That Summer, Dmitri Shostakovich, Reinhold Gliere, Aram Khachaturian, and Nina Makarova, Lived There with their Families and Carried on their Musical Work, '.