Russia marks 80th anniversary of the siege of Leningrad
The siege began in 1941 when German troops surrounded the city and completely cut it off from supplies for two and a half years..
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city had a population of roughly 5.6 million residents as of 2021, with more than 6.4 million people living in the metropolitan area. Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As Russia's Imperial capital, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city.
The siege began in 1941 when German troops surrounded the city and completely cut it off from supplies for two and a half years..