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From 1924 to 1991 the city was known as 'Leningrad'. This is a picture of the Saint Petersburg port entrance with an old 'Ленинград' (Leningrad) sign.
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.
The Vuoksi in Priozersk. The Oredezh River near Siversky. Leningrad Oblast is located around the Gulf of Finland and south of two great freshwater lakes, Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega. The oblast includes the Karelian Isthmus and some islands, including Gogland in the Gulf of Finland and Konevets in Lake Ladoga.
Jan 4, 2019 · Is it St. Petersburg, Petrograd, or Leningrad? There are three historical name changes to the second largest city in Russia during the 20th century.
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.
Sep 8, 2016 · When German forces closed in around the Soviet city of Leningrad in September 1941, a siege began that would last nearly 900 days and claim the lives of 800,000 civilians.
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...
