Russians celebrate 83rd anniversary of end of Leningrad siege

The Nazi blockade of the city lasted 872 days and claimed the lives of over a million people

St. Petersburg on Sunday marked the 83rd anniversary of the breakthrough of the siege of the city, then called Leningrad, with solemn ceremonies and flower-laying events at various locations, the governor’s press service said.

The siege of Leningrad was one of the deadliest blockades in history. More than a million people, roughly half of the city’s prewar population...