Mstislav Rostropovich

Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich (????????? ????????????? ????????????) (born March 27, 1927) is a Russian cellist and conductor, considered to be one of the greatest living cellists.

Exile

Rostropovich fought for art without borders, freedom of speech and democratic values, resulting in a reprimand from the Soviet regime.

Related Topics:
Art - Freedom of speech - Democratic

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His friendship with Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and his support for dissidents led to official disgrace in the early 1970s. He was banned from several musical ensembles and his Soviet citizenship was revoked in 1978 because of his public opposition to the USSR's restriction of cultural freedom. Rostropovich left the USSR in 1974 with his wife and children and settled in the United States.

Related Topics:
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - 1970s - 1974 - United States

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