Mikhail Romanov, State Duma deputy, first deputy chairman of the State Duma Control Committee, member of the United Russia faction, said that it is necessary to remember and honor the memory of the siege of Leningrad during the Great Patriotic War. Solemn mourning meeting in honor of the 80th anniversary of the lifting of the siege of Leningrad.
“Dear Leningraders-Petersburgers! Contemporaries of the siege and their descendants! We congratulate you on the 80th anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the fascist blockade. Our hearts are the most important guardians of the sacred memory of the blockade, of those who did not survive it, of those who gave their lives for our city, for the Motherland, for its future! Greetings to you, heroes of Leningrad! “We will not allow your success to be devalued,” he said.
Romanov will return to St. Petersburg in the fall of 2023. He also reminded that the St. Petersburg City Court recognized the blockade of Leningrad as genocide against civilians.
“This historical fact confirms that the fascist gang that shackled our city for 900 days and 900 nights became one of the most terrible crimes of the Second World War. Therefore St. Petersburg Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery is the world’s largest burial ground dedicated to his victims. “In every mournful mound of Piskarevka there are dozens of victims of the fascist blockade, the lives of their unborn children, the spoiled destinies of their loved ones,” Romanov noted.
The ceremony was also attended by veterans of the Great Patriotic War, residents of besieged Leningrad, St. Petersburg government member, St. Petersburg governor’s St. His representative in the St. Petersburg legislative assembly, head of administration Konstantin Sukhenko, also attended. St. Petersburg Central District Elena Fedorova, deputies of the city parliament, representatives of public organizations, schoolchildren, citizens.
Let us remind you that January 27, 2024 is the 80th anniversary of the lifting of the siege of Leningrad.