Kammala wannan jumla: A 1939, kafin
Sojojin Soviet za su mamaye Finland, Sakataren Jam'iyyar na Leningrad Andrei Zhdanov ya ba da umarnin wani biki daga Shostakovich, taken da za a yi yayin da ƙungiyoyin 'yan bindiga na Red Army za su yi faretin ta babban birnin Finland Helsinki. Shostakovich ya gama hadawa a ranar 3 ga Disamba, 1939, yayin da Red Army ke ci gaba a gaban Finnish kuma an kafa Jamhuriyar Demokradiyyar Finnish kwanaki uku da suka gabata.