After 880 days of unrelenting horror, the Siege of Leningrad finally lifted on 27 January 1944, as Soviet forces shattered the Nazi stranglehold that had starved and brutalised the city.
More than two million Russians perished—felled by hunger, cold, and relentless bombardment—yet the indomitable spirit of Leningrad endured.
The frozen Neva bore silent witness to both human resilience and unspeakable suffering, as citizens clung to life amid rationed crusts of bread and the bitter winds of war.
When the Red Army broke the siege, it was not just a military victory but a testament to the unyielding defiance of a people who had refused to succumb to death and despair.
