October, Op. 131, is a symphonic poem composed by Dmitri Shostakovich to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the October Revolution in 1967. "I particularly enjoyed working on my symphonic poem October," Shostakovich said in response to a questionnaire from Komsomolets Tajikistana. He added that the work expressed his pride and admiration for the Soviet Union and its achievements. It is Shostakovich's only symphonic poem.