Music and Time Annotation << Back From the Creation History of the Poem «Execution of Stepan Razin» by D. Shostakovich А. Timashova This article focuses on vocal symphonic poem named «Execution of Stepan Razin» by Dmitry Shostakovich. Written in 1964, it sets a poem by Ye. Yevtushenko. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the stages of creating the poem «Execution of Stepan Razin» and comparison with the symphonic opuses written by Shostakovich in 1960s. The article presents the statement of the composer and his contemporaries about the idea of a symphonic cycle, which was refused during work on the poem. An attempt was made to consider what events and circumstances gave rise to rejection of widescale conception, analyze the features of the composer’s work with the poetic text of the poem «Bratsk hydroelectric power station», to identify the aspects of choosing the main character and its interpretation. Keywords: Shostakovich, poem, Execution of Stepan Razin, history of creation, choral works. Contacts: E-mail: atimaschova@gmail.com Pp. 70-72.