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By Laman Ismayilova

A photo exhibition dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the siege of Leningrad opened at Russian Information and Cultural Center in Baku, Trend Life reported.

One of the longest and most destructive sieges in history was undertaken by the German Army Group North against Leningrad, historically and currently known as Saint Petersburg.

The siege started on September 8, 1941, when the last road to the city was severed. The siege was only lifted on 27 January 1944, 872 days after it began.

Deputy Head of the Russian cooperation agency in Azerbaijan, Aleksey Konnov, informed visitors about the hardships of such a horrible siege.

He stressed that Azerbaijan has provided significant support to the people of Leningrad.

Many of them were treated here. Leningrad children, who escaped from the blockade, studied at Azerbaijani schools.

Among them were Irina Kadimova and Ekaterina Sadikhova, who stayed in Azerbaijan. They came to the opening of the exhibition and spoke about the bitter truth about the days they spent in the besieged city.

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