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Babi Yar Symphony

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[bah-bee yahr sim-fuh-nee] / ˈbɑ bi ˈyɑr ˈsɪm fə ni /

noun

  1. a symphony (1962) by Dimitri Dimitrievich Shostakovich: inspired by Yevgeny Yevtushenko's 1961 poem of the same name.

Etymology

Origin of Babi Yar Symphony

Named after Babi Yar ( def. ), Russian equivalent of Ukrainian Babyn Yar ( def. ), literally “old woman's ravine”

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