In 1941, troops surrounded the city of Leningrad, in what would come to be known as the Leningrad Blockade, a siege of more than 2 years, and one that would claim the lives of more than 1,000,000 men, women, and children.
In the midst of this devastation, composer Dmitri Shostakovich worked tirelessly to complete his 7th Symphony, a symphony for the people.