RUSSIA WWII LENINGRAD BLOCKADE ANNIVERSARY

80th anniversary of the liberation of Leningrad, now St.Petersburg

epa11106330 Workers prepare the Memorial complex in memory of civilians of the USSR - victims of the Nazi genocide during the World War II by sculptor Andrei Korobtsov and architect Konstantin Fomin in Zaitsevo, outside St. Petersburg, Russia, 26 January 2024. At the heart of the memorial is a stele, on top of which there is a figure of a mother with children. The height of the central sculpture of the memorial is 47 meters. A special feature of the monument are 150 sculptural compositions (bas-reliefs), created based on the stories of real people and photographs provided by the regions of Russia. The opening of the memorial complex will take place on 27 January 27 is timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Leningrad, now St.Petersburg, from the fascist blockade. Up to 700,000 civilians are believed to have died from hunger, frost, spelling and air bombardment during the siege that lasted some 900 days. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

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