▁the ▁Moscow ▁Conserv atory . ▁However , ▁as ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁by ▁Charles ▁Baud ela ire ▁were ▁considered ▁by ▁the ▁cens ors ▁to ▁be ▁contradict ory ▁to ▁commun ist ▁ide ology , ▁Lok sh in ▁was ▁denied ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Conserv atory ▁Di pl oma ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁state ▁exam in ations . ▁Nevertheless , ▁he ▁already ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Compos er ' s ▁Union . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Lok sh in ▁was ▁in ▁Moscow ▁and ▁later ▁returned ▁to ▁Nov os ib ir sk . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁he ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁people ' s ▁volunte er ▁corps ▁but ▁after ▁a ▁strong ▁bout ▁of ▁st om ach ▁ul cers ▁he ▁was ▁declared ▁un fit ▁for ▁military ▁service . ▁During ▁the ▁summer ▁and ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁aut umn ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁fire man ▁ex ting u ishing ▁inc endi ary ▁bomb s ▁on ▁the ▁roof ▁of ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Conserv atory ▁during ▁air ▁ra ids ; ▁then ▁he ▁was ▁ev acu ated ▁to ▁Nov os ib ir sk . ▁The ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁L ening rad ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁in ▁Nov os ib ir sk ▁led ▁to ▁Y ev gen y ▁M ra vin sky ▁conduct ing ▁a ▁performance ▁of ▁Lok sh in ' s ▁vocal - sym ph onic ▁poem ▁Wait ▁for ▁me ▁( ly rics ▁by ▁Konst antin ▁Simon ov ). ▁The ▁piece ▁received ▁high ▁pra ise ▁from ▁Ivan ▁S oll