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08.09.2008, 05:28

Russia remembers: 67 years on from the Leningrad siege

It’s 67 years since the beginning of one of the longest and deadliest sieges in modern history, when Nazi forces surrounded Leningrad – today’s St Petersburg.

The siege lasted 900 days 18.01.2008, 06:40

Leningrad recalls breaking of deadliest WW2 blockade

St. Petersburg is marking the 65th anniversary of the Red Army breaking the World War II blockade of Leningrad by the Nazis. But it wasn't for another year before the city was finally freed.

In 1941-42, a daily ration for Leningrad's working population was 250 grammes of bread per person 27.01.2008, 10:16

St Pete remembers lifting of Nazi siege

The city of St Petersburg is remembering the lifting of the Nazi siege in 1944. Known as the 'Leningrad blockade', it lasted for more than two years and took the lives of more than 600,000 people.

Leningrad blockade: 900 days of horror

Published: 27 January, 2009, 09:21
Edited: 28 January, 2010, 01:47


Russia's northern capital St. Petersburg is marking 65 years since the breaking of the Nazi blockade. Formerly known as Leningrad, the city lived through 900 days of starvation and horror.

 
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