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In the main article on Shostakovich, reference is made to a letter against Sakharov published in Pravda, supposedly signed by others and Shostakovich himself. However, Irina Shostakovich, at http://www.devinci.fr/chostakovitch/BILINGUE/iactextuk2000.htm, has given a different version of it, according to which when later asked to do so Pravda never put forth the letter itself, and Dmitry Shostakovich would have had at the time switched places - his house, his dasha, friend's houses - to avoid being personally asked to sign, and at the same time any punishment from the Soviet authorities against himself.

The point is clearly not well documented in the article and it seems reasonable, at least, to make clear that the assertion has not been proved since the letter was never found, unless the contributor can bring up additional information.