The siege of Leningrad was the most drawn-out and brutal military blockade ever. At stake was the Motherland's survival and ...

The 900-day Siege of Leningrad, imposed by the invading forces of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany from September 1941, left an estimated 1.5million soldiers and civilians dead. New book Saint ...

Pilots from the Swifts aerobatic team consisting of six MiG-29 fighter jets wrapped up a military parade on St. Petersburg’s Palace Square ... The siege of Leningrad (currently St. Petersburg ...

This year marks the 78th anniversary of the lifting of the German Siege of Leningrad, which lasted 872 days from September 8, 1941, to January 27, 1944 ST. PETERSBURG, January 27. /TASS/.

Yet unbeknown to many of Leningrad's citizens, the world's first and largest seed bank was situated in the middle of the city, just off St Isaac's Square. The converted palace building held around ...

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with St Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov.

Release of sparkling water "Buratino". Preparing children for the carnival in the Leningrad Palace of Pioneers and Schoolchildren. Children go to the carnival, dance.