![]() The blockade became one of the longest and most destructive sieges in history, and possibly the costliest in casualties suffered. Although Soviet forces managed to open a narrow land corridor to the city on 18 January 1943, the Red Army did not lift the siege until 27 January 1944. The siege began on 8 September 1941, when the Wehrmacht severed the last road to the city. Siege of Leningrad: the Блокада Ленинграда ( Blokada Leningrada) was a 872-day military siege of the city undertaken from the south by Nazi Germany and from the north by the Axis-allied Finnish Army. Petersburg aka Leningrad (we prefer the latter), mostly focussing on the wartime history of the city, as well as on its rich Soviet-era architectonic and monumental legacy. We’ll spend the following days touring St. Meet-and-greet at Saint Petersburg International Airport and introductory briefing about the region, the route and the set of rules to observe while travelling in post Soviet Russia. ![]() DAY 1 to DAY 3 - Saint Petersburg (Leningrad)
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