Sergei Rachmaninov
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Sergei Rachmaninov
8.
Why did Rachmaninov leave Russia?
Rachmaninov left Russia in 1917 due to the Bolshevik Revolution. His estate had been seized by Social Revolutionary Party members and was ultimately taken over by communist authorities. He never returned to Russia.
9.
Where did Rachmaninov eventually wind up living?
Lenin addresses the masses in 1917.