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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Siege_of_LeningradSiege of Leningrad - Wikipedia

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   The siege of Leningrad was a prolonged military siege undertaken by the Axis powers against the city of Leningrad (present-day Saint Petersburg) on the Eastern Front of World War II. Germany 's Army Group North advanced from the south, while the German-allied Finnish army invaded from the north and completed the ring around the city.

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3. apnews.com › article › russia-siege-blockadeRussia marks 80 years since breaking the Nazi siege of Leningrad

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   Jan 27, 2024 · The ceremony marked the 80th anniversary of the battle that lifted the Siege of Leningrad. The Nazi siege of Leningrad, now named St. Petersburg, was fully lifted by the Red Army on Jan. 27, 1944. More than 1 million people died mainly from starvation during the nearly 900-day siege. (Olga Maltseva/Pool Photo via AP)

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Russian_Soviet_FederativeRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic - Wikipedia

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   The capital of the Russian SFSR and the USSR as a whole was Moscow and the other major urban centers included Leningrad (Petrograd until 1924), Stalingrad (Volgograd after 1961), Novosibirsk, Sverdlovsk, Gorky and Kuybyshev. It was the first socialist state in history.

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6. www.dw.com › en › leningrad-the-city-that-refused-toLeningrad: The city that refused to starve – DW – 09/08/2016

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   Sep 8, 2016 · Leningrad, now restored to its earlier name of St. Petersburg, suffered a uniquely horrific fate in the years between 1941 and 1944. The city, which lies at the mouth of the river Neva had around...

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Leningrad_Military_DistrictLeningrad Military District - Wikipedia

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   The Leningrad Military District contains 11 federal subjects of Russia: the Republic of Karelia, the Komi Republic, Arkhangelsk, Vologda, Kaliningrad, Leningrad, Murmansk, Novgorod and Pskov oblasts, Saint Petersburg, and the Nenets Autonomous District.

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   Jan 27, 2017 · The Nazi siege of Leningrad, the Soviet Union's second largest city after Moscow, began on September 8, 1941 and lasted until January 27, 1944 (though the blockade was partially breached on...

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   Why is Leningrad a symbol of Russia?

   • A symbol of Russia Leningrad was a major target when Germany launched its invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. Peter the Great founded the city as St Petersburg (the original name returned in 1991 after the collapse of the USSR) in 1703 – as a “Window to the West”, where the Neva River’s swampy bank meets the Gulf of Finland.

   ‘An unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe’: The siege of Leningrad, 80

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   When was the Siege of Leningrad lifted?

   • A woman cries during a commemoration ceremony at the monument of the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. The ceremony marked the 80th anniversary of the battle that lifted the Siege of Leningrad. The Nazi siege of Leningrad, now named St. Petersburg, was fully lifted by the Red Army on Jan. 27, 1944.

   Russia marks 80 years since breaking the Nazi siege of Leningrad

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   What was the fate of Leningrad?

   • Historians describe the fate of Leningrad as the largest unprecedented demographic disaster in a city. The siege lasted from September 8, 1941, until January 27, 1944. When it ended, people crowded onto the streets or listened to the radio. It was the longest blockade of a city in the twentieth century.

   Leningrad: The city that refused to starve – DW – 09/08/2016

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   How many people died in the Leningrad siege?

   • The Nazi siege of Leningrad, now named St. Petersburg, was fully lifted by the Red Army on Jan. 27, 1944. More than 1 million people died mainly from starvation during the nearly 900-day siege. (Konstantin Zavrazhin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

   Russia marks 80 years since breaking the Nazi siege of Leningrad

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   Which countries were repelled from Leningrad?

   • Axis forces are repelled 60–100 km (37–62 mi) away from Leningrad. Germany Finland [ 1 ][ 2 ]Naval support: Italy [ 3 ] Soviet Union The siege of Leningrad was a prolonged military siege undertaken by the Axis powers against the Soviet city of Leningrad (present-day Saint Petersburg) on the Eastern Front of World War II.

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   Was Leningrad a popular city during the Bolshevik Revolution?

   • “Leningrad was the city of the Bolshevik revolution; Stalin was nevertheless not terribly popular there,” Vallaud said. “It was inconvenient for him that a million people died there and that the city owed its resistance in the face of the Nazis’ siege to its residents’ heroism.”

   ‘An unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe’: The siege of Leningrad, 80

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10. www.france24.com › en › europe‘An unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe’: The siege of ...

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    Sep 8, 2021 · Leningrad was a major target when Germany launched its invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. Peter the Great founded the city as St Petersburg (the original name returned in 1991...