Watch “Leningrad and the Orchestra that Defied Hitler” 2016 BBC documentary about the most extraordinary musical work in history, Leningrad Symphony (or Symphony no. 7) by Dmitry Shostakovich. Observe the author's choice of facts and points emphasized and how those may reflect her personal/cultural biases. Do some of your own fact checks (like attention-grabbing but not necessarily documented cannibalism) to understand how thoroughly the author tried to understand the situation described.

Watch “Leningrad and the Orchestra that Defied Hitler” 2016 BBC documentary about the most extraordinary musical work in history, Leningrad Symphony (or Symphony no. 7) by Dmitry Shostakovich. Observe the author's choice of facts and points emphasized and how those may reflect her personal/cultural biases. Do some of your own fact checks (like attention-grabbing but not necessarily documented cannibalism) to understand how thoroughly the author tried to understand the situation described.