1072960 The Composer Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, singer Maria Maksakova and writer Aleksei Nikolayevich Tolstoy, 1943 (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (25 September 1906 ??9 August 1975) was a Russian composer and pianist, and a prominent figure of 20th-century music. Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (9 September 1828 ??20 November 1910), also known as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer and philosopher who primarily wrote novels and short stories. ); Photo 穢 Fine Art Images; Russian, out of copyright.