Putin, who was born in Leningrad seven years after the end of the - TopicsExpress



          

Putin, who was born in Leningrad seven years after the end of the war, helped lay a wreath in Russia’s national colors at the Motherland monument, which stands opposite the cemetery’s eternal flame commemorating those who died during the siege. The Siege of Leningrad The Siege of Leningrad by Nazi Germany during World War II lasted from September 1941 to January 1944, and was one of the longest and deadliest in history. About 750,000 civilians are estimated to have starved and frozen to death, many of whom are buried in mass graves at the Piskaryovskoye cemetery.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 21:42:10 +0000

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