The siege of Leningrad was a military blockade undertaken by the Axis powers against the city of Leningrad (present-day Saint Petersburg) in the Soviet...

organization based in the city. This happened in the aftermath of the Siege of Leningrad during the war, the victorious end of which led to the mayor, his...

since September 1941, and the Soviet forces were trying to lift the siege of Leningrad, which was causing colossal damage to the city and suffering to the...

survived siege of Leningrad' arrested for protest against Ukraine war – video". The Guardian. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022. Mémoire du siège de Leningrad...

renamed Leningrad after Lenin's death in 1924. It was the site of the siege of Leningrad during the Second World War, the most lethal siege in history...

named Leningrad (Russian: Ленинград) to commemorate the Siege of Leningrad. It is the second Russian icebreaker to bear the name; the previous Leningrad was...

called for a pincer attack near Leningrad to build on the success of Operation Iskra and completely lift the siege of Leningrad, in the process encircling...

children who lost fathers during World War II, specifically during the siege of Leningrad. He enlisted in the Red Army, drank vodka to fight the pain, and then...

The siege of Oreshek (1611–1612) was the Swedish capture of the fortress of Oreshek after an eight-month siege during the Ingrian War of 1610–1617. By...

advanced through the Baltic States towards Leningrad (present day St. Petersburg), eventually laying siege to the city. Units under Leeb’s command committed...

Petrokrepost (Петрокрепость) (1944–1992), is a town in Kirovsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the head of the Neva River on Lake Ladoga,...

schoolgirl during the Siege of Leningrad. Mukhina's diary entries are dated from 21 May 1941 to 25 May 1942. She was evacuated from Leningrad in June 1942, and...

The six Leningrad-class destroyer leaders were built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1930s. They were inspired by the contre-torpilleurs built for the...

studying in Leningrad. She survived the horrors and deprivations of first year of the Siege of Leningrad. In 1942 she was part of a group of Niños de Rusia...

(19–20 mi) from the center of Leningrad. Multiple authors have stated that Finland participated in the siege of Leningrad (Russian: Блокада Ленинграда)...

in Germany. The unit fought on the Eastern Front, in the 1941–1944 siege of Leningrad, notably in the Battle of Krasny Bor. They eventually withdrew from...

important siege was the siege of Leningrad, which lasted over 29 months, about half of the duration of the entire Second World War. The siege of Leningrad resulted...

2003:91). Troitsky died of starvation during World War II at the siege of Leningrad. During the war, many of his notes got destroyed or lost so some of...

was a public warning message that appeared on the streets of Leningrad during the siege of the city in the Second World War. The warnings were stencilled...

Germans after France surrendered in 1940 and used by them in the siege of Leningrad. Both weapons were destroyed by premature detonations of shells in...

in Paris (1937) and New York (1939). Ender died in 1942 during the siege of Leningrad and was buried in a mass grave. Works by Maria Ender are preserved...

level. The gun was moved to Leningrad, and may have been intended to be used in the Warsaw Uprising like other German heavy siege pieces, but the uprising...

2001–current Naval Sieges See also A chronological list of sieges follows. Siege of Aratta (c. 2600 BC) this siege is semi or entirely mythical. Siege of Uruk (c...

beginning of the Great Patriotic War in June 1941. The impact of the siege of Leningrad is estimated as one of the longest, most destructive and costly in...

150km 100miles Port of Tobruk.    The siege of Tobruk (/təˈbrʊk, toʊ-/) took place between 10 April and 27 November 1941, during the Western Desert campaign...

Emíl Wíesel (1 March 1866, Saint-Petersburg – 2 May 1943, Leningrad) – a painter, museum curator and a board member of the Imperial Academy of Arts, Russia...

Rosamond", parodying extravagant declarations of courtly love: During the Siege of Leningrad in 1941–1942, the authorities created galantine from 2,000 tons of...

The siege of Tikhvin was a part of the Ingrian War and the Time of Troubles. After the Battle of Klushino, Swedish troops, who had been summoned to Russia...

The siege of Odessa, known to the Soviets as the defence of Odessa, lasted from 8 August until 16 October 1941, during the early phase of Operation Barbarossa...

The siege of Lille or Lille pocket (28–31 May 1940) took place during the Battle of France in the Second World War. The siege of the French IV Corps and...