January 27, 2009 marked the 65 years since the full lifting of the siege of Leningrad. On this day in 1944, Soviet troops liberated the city, which was under siege almost 900 days. During this time the city had dropped 107 thousand bombs produced about 150 thousand rounds. Only according to official data there have died of starvation 641 thousand Leningrad, died from bombing and shelling, some 17 thousand people, about 34 thousand were wounded
In the collection presents 22 collages St.Petersburg photographer Sergei Larenkova on Leningrad victory
