They Could Not Stop the Music: The Life and Witness of Georgy Slesarev

“I couldn’t put it down as I began to read . . . and I was stirred to tears as I read of Georgy Slesarev, first violinist of Moscow’s Bolshoi Theater. His personal commitment to Jesus Christ, and his refusal to ‘allow the music to be stopped,’ cost him his life. Read this incredible story; it will be a soul-searching experience. I enthusiastically commend it to you.” —Cliff Barrows, Billy Graham Association

“This book is a MUST for every Christian who wants to know what it means to be a witness and what it was like to be a believer under Communism. I had to ask myself, Would I be that strong if faced with Georgy’s choice? They Could Not Stop the Music is a book on the level of The Persecutor.” —Jerome Hines, Opera Singer, retired, Metropolitan Opera, New York

“They Could Not Stop the Music rivets the reader’s attention with one of the most thoroughly documented accounts of martyrdom in the twentieth century. Here is a faithful record of the life of a first violinist of the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra who went to his death with an unwavering faith in Christ. READ THE BOOK! Your idea of ‘witnessing’ will never be the same again!” —Tom Elliff, Pastor. First Southern Baptist Church, Del City, Oklahoma