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On 1 December 1934, Sergey Kirov, the Bolshevik leader of Leningrad, was assassinated under suspicious circumstances, which became the pretext for the Great Purge. In Leningrad, approximately 40,000 were executed during Stalin's purges. World War II (1941–1945)
The Siege of Leningrad was a prolonged military siege undertaken by the Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet city of Leningrad (present-day Saint Petersburg) on the Eastern Front of World War II.
Sep 8, 2016 · On September 8, 1941, German forces closed in around the Soviet city of Leningrad, initiating a siege that would last nearly 900 days and claim the lives of 800,000 civilians.
Leningrad, oblast (province), northwestern Russia. It comprises all the Karelian Isthmus and the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland as far west as Narva. It extends eastward along the southern shore of Lake Ladoga and the Svir River as far as Lake Onega.
In 1924, five days after the death of the Soviet leader, Vladimir Lenin, the Petrograd City Council proposed to change the name of the city to Leningrad.
Oct 15, 2023 · The harrowing tale of the Siege of Leningrad, one of the longest and deadliest sieges in human history. Explore the strategic decisions, unyielding resistance, and the unimaginable human cost of...
Sep 8, 2021 · The Nazis began their siege of Leningrad on September 8, 1941 – trying to starve the USSR's second-largest city into submission just a few months after launching their invasion of the country in...
Things to Do in Leningrad Oblast, Russia: See Tripadvisor's 33,899 traveler reviews and photos of Leningrad Oblast tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in July. We have reviews of the best places to see in Leningrad Oblast. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions.
Jan 27, 2024 · 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 nearly900-day siege. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Feb 17, 2011 · The 900-day siege of Leningrad created heroes as well as victims, and gave the city a taste for independence. Dr John Barber relives the city's struggle, and explains why Stalin felt so...
