January 27 is the day of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the fascist blockade. On this day on the TV channel "Russia K" - a documentary film (18:45) , (17:15) and feature film (10:20) .

The siege of Leningrad lasted from September 8, 1941 to January 27, 1944 and claimed more than two million lives. Almost 900 days of pain and suffering, courage and dedication. For Hitler, Leningrad was an important strategic height - here was the Baltic Fleet and the road to Murmansk and Arkhangelsk, from where help came from the allies during the war. If the city had surrendered, it would have been destroyed and wiped off the face of the earth. But the city heroically survived. The feat of the residents and defenders of the city on the Neva will forever remain in the history of our Fatherland and will serve as an example of exceptional courage, moral strength, and love for the Motherland. The blockade poet Vera Inber wrote in 1942 in her poem “Pulkovo Meridian”:

There is a hospital here. Hospital. Infirmary.
There is a red cross and white coats;
Here the air is warmed with compassion,
Here is a swearing sword on plaster armor,
Covering the shot chest,
He does not dare, does not dare to encroach.

Documentary (18:45) - this is an eyewitness account full of drama and the greatness of the human spirit, who not only managed to survive against all odds, but made every effort in the name of saving his hometown. The young siege survivor, now People's Artist of Russia Galina Korotkevich, was at the front from the first to the last day of the war. Of these, students of a theater university, they formed concert brigades, which were supposed to “raise the fighting and morale of the Soviet troops through the power of art.” They spoke to soldiers in between battles on the most difficult sectors of the front line near the Pulkovo Heights, during the battles near Sinyavino, and at night on Ladoga along the Road of Life. Galya, like all her comrades, had to dance as if there was neither cold nor the second stage of dystrophy: “You know, now it sounds very vulgar, but I danced throughout the war. Three dances in forty-five degrees below zero - I’m still in a dance costume. Our boys at least wore suits, and the girls came out in dresses, always in uniform alone. As soon as you smile, your whole face freezes with steam, and you can’t move the smile back! And so on until you go back out. And no one has ever caught a cold, lost their voice, or had a fever! What is this?! So, the strength is so tense. This means that there is something, fate gives something like this, when everything inside is mobilized in this way in the name of the main task - so that the soldiers feel good, so that they remember peaceful life. Each commander said: “Guys, have fun! Guys, have fun! The soldier is going to his death! Maybe he will see a concert once in his life." Nothing ideological. Life had to be reminded, the price of life!" And at home, the icy streets of extinct Leningrad, terrible famine, and the death of relatives, friends, and acquaintances awaited her. And despite everything - hope for Victory.

In a programme (January 27, 17:15)- works by Leningrad composers created during the war and blockade. Among them are unpublished compositions, the manuscripts of which have been preserved in the archives of Moscow and St. Petersburg; their performance will be a world premiere. Perhaps this music is one of the most reliable and irrefutable indicators of the spiritual strength of Leningraders. Participating: GASO im. E.F. Svetlanova (conductor Vasily Sinaisky); Choir of the Song and Dance Ensemble named after. V.S. Lokteva (conductor Anna Egorova); State Academic Russian Choir named after. A.V. Sveshnikova (conductor Evgeny Volkov). Soloists: Yuri Laptev, Zlata Bulycheva, Ekaterina Mechetina, Mikhail Gantvarg, Lyudmila Dudinova. Hosted by Nikolai Burov.

January 27 at 10:20 on air- the story of two little girls who endured the horrors of the siege of Leningrad along with adults, in the war drama by Victor Eisymont. The film stars: Nina Ivanova, Natasha Zashchipina, Ada Voytsik, Alexander Larikov, Vera Altaiskaya, Lydia Shtykan, Nikolai Korn.

Press service of the TV channel "Russia K"

On January 27, 2019, the cultural capital of the Russian Federation will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the lifting of the blockade. Large-scale events are planned in honor of this event. At the end of the evening, fireworks will be displayed for all residents and guests of the city.

The siege of Leningrad became one of the darkest pages of Russian history, and therefore the liberation of the city is an important date for the Russian people and the international community, because representatives of many nations died in the besieged city. January 27, 2019 will mark the 75th anniversary of the lifting of the blockade. 99.5 thousand veterans of the blockade living in the Northern capital and around the world will become owners of a memorial sign “In honor of the 75th anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the fascist blockade.”

The Acting Governor of St. Petersburg has already commented on information about this initiative. Alexander Beglov noted that he considers this decision fair, and the authorities will not divide the blockade survivors by nationality, because each of them went through difficult times. Consuls General working in St. Petersburg will be involved in the transfer of memorial signs to foreigners. Many siege survivors were awarded medals “For the Defense of Leningrad” and the badge “Resident of besieged Leningrad.”

The first signs have already been handed over to the residents of the Northern capital, who survived these terrible times against all odds. The heads of public and veteran organizations have already received insignia after attending a meeting of the government of St. Petersburg.

Among other things, blockade runners will receive a monetary reward. Everyone who lived in besieged Leningrad will be paid 7 thousand rubles. The same amount will be received by those veterans who changed their place of residence and now live throughout Russia. But not only veterans and those who participated in the defense of the city will receive money from the state. Children of the blockade who were living in the city at the time of the military events will be paid 3 thousand rubles. In total, more than 1.7 billion rubles will be spent on payments to veterans.

Main events in honor of the 75th anniversary of the lifting of the siege of Leningrad on January 26 and 27, 2019

Commemorative events dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the siege during the Great Patriotic War will be held in the northern capital on January 27, 2019, including a parade and fireworks, reports the press service of the city governor’s administration.

The parade will start at 10 am. 2 thousand military personnel and employees of the Russian Guard will take part in it. Some will be dressed in wartime uniforms. 80 military vehicles will drive along Palace Square, and 12 planes and helicopters will fly over the city.

On the same day, a concert will be given for veterans and survivors of the siege at the Oktyabrsky Concert Hall. In the evening, a multimedia performance “Fireworks over Leningrad” will be shown on Palace Square, in which there will be scenes of the defense of the besieged city, poems by Olga Berggolts and music by Dmitry Shostakovich will be performed. At 21:00, 30 salvos of fireworks will be fired from the beach of the Peter and Paul Fortress.

The approved celebration plan includes more than 120 events. It is planned that on January 26, solemn mourning ceremonies of laying wreaths and flowers will traditionally take place at city memorials and military burial sites.

“The program on January 27 includes a parade on Palace Square, a festive concert at the Oktyabrsky Concert Hall, multimedia performances on the façade of the General Staff Arch and a fireworks display at the walls of the Peter and Paul Fortress. A midday shot from the Naryshkin Bastion will be dedicated to the anniversary of the Leningrad Victory. In honor of the holiday, torches on the Rostral columns will be lit,” the message says.

It is noted that the chairman of the Council of the St. Petersburg public organization of veterans (retired, disabled) of war, labor, Armed forces and law enforcement agencies Vasily Volobuev and the chairman of the public organization “Residents of Siege Leningrad” Elena Tikhomirova spoke in support of the parade on January 27.

In the Russian Federation over the past few years there has been an unprecedented surge of patriotism. The modern generation has nothing special to be proud of, so many like to shout to the whole world that we overthrew Hitler. But only a few know the true history of this bloody war; everything is limited to the date of May 9. For example, not all patriots know what date the blockade was finally lifted from the courageous city of Leningrad.

A little history

On June 22, 1941, the Great Patriotic War began. Hitler violated the treaty with the USSR by launching a full-scale offensive. The task of Army Group North was to quickly capture the Baltic states and Leningrad and encircle Moscow. But it was not possible to achieve a lightning victory. The colossal losses of the Red Army were able to stop the enemy 50 kilometers before the “cradle of the revolution.” Civilians were recruited en masse to build fortifications. The triple line of defense did not allow the Wehrmacht to take the city.

The geographical position of Leningrad meant that the city found itself in complete isolation. At the beginning of September 1941, the Krauts cut off all transport routes to the city, reaching the shores of Lake Ladoga. From the west the city was surrounded by the sea, from the north by the Finnish army, which became an ally of the Germans. The city's supply was disrupted and it was impossible to evacuate a large number of people. Only Soviet planes and slow-moving barges on the lake could get into Leningrad. The Germans constantly attacked, half of the cargo went to the bottom. Already in mid-September the city felt a complete shortage of everything: fuel, energy, food and ammunition.

The first year was especially difficult. The authorities were not prepared for such a turn of events. The only salvation was the road that ran on the ice of the lake. But this did not save the situation. There were days when the daily bread requirement reached 125 grams. People were dying from hunger, disease, cold and bombing. City authorities could not keep records of the dead; corpses lay on the pavements. People went crazy, acts of cannibalism and eating the dead occurred. Horror and great feat were nearby. But the city steadfastly held its defense, producing tanks and small arms. The enemy repeatedly rolled back to its previous lines. At the beginning of 1943, the blockade was partially reduced: it was possible to recapture the shore of Lake Ladoga, lay a fuel pipeline and a road.

Controversy

There are debates among historians and politicians on the topic: “Wouldn’t it have been easier to surrender the city?” After all, then it would be possible to significantly reduce human casualties and the destruction of the city itself. And it represents enormous historical and world-class architectural value. The siege of Leningrad helped:

1. Tightly pin down the northern group of German troops. Otherwise, the Germans were able to capture Moscow.
2. There were hundreds of industrial enterprises in the city that produced strategic products.
3. Leningrad is the base of the USSR Baltic Fleet.
4. The blockade saved many historical valuables from being exported to Germany.
5. Hitler planned to destroy the city, as he considered it a symbol of Bolshevism.
6. The feat of the city residents was able to inspire millions of people to brave actions.

Memory

January 27, 1944 is considered the date of the final lifting of the blockade. The enemy was completely driven back a hundred kilometers from the city, and the bombing stopped. The Leningrad blockade became not only an episode of the war, but a symbol and example of courage for all inhabitants of the Earth. Numerous events and celebrations are held on this day. There are many holy places in St. Petersburg that tell about this feat. There is even a museum of the blockade and dozens of monuments and memorial plaques. In 1945, the city was awarded the title “Hero City”. There is no need to invest a lot of money to organize a memorial day next year. After all, those who survived all these troubles and hardships are still alive. Their touching stories will be able to convey to the younger generation all the horrors of war.

How it was in 2016

There were numerous rallies and flower laying events in the city. Thematic events were held in many educational institutions and cultural places. Wreaths were laid at the Leningrad city cemeteries: Piskarevsky, Serafimovsky, Nevsky, and Smolensky. Numerous monuments were not left without a sea of ​​fresh flowers. In all the temples, appropriate rituals were held for the departed souls to another world. Leading city officials, representatives of public organizations, and entrepreneurs took an active part. There was a concert in the Oktyabrsky hall. The theme evening “Leningrad was liberated and moved towards Berlin” took place at the writers’ house. At 9 pm, 30 festive salutes were fired from the site of the Peter and Paul Fortress.

Recently, Russian filmmakers shot a wonderful series telling about those days:

To the epigraph:

Your feat will never be forgotten, it is remembered by wind, fire and water!

St. PETERSBURG, January 27 ─ RIA Novosti. Commemorative events dedicated to the 73rd anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the siege during the Great Patriotic War will be held on Friday in the Northern capital.

In the morning, at the Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery, where hundreds of thousands of Leningraders and defenders of the city were buried during the siege, a solemn funeral ceremony of laying wreaths and flowers will take place. Also, laying ceremonies will take place at Serafimovsky, Smolensky, Bogoslovsky, Nevsky military cemeteries, on Victory Square, at the Red Sloboda memorial and at other memorials and burial places of defenders and residents of besieged Leningrad.

During the day there will be a concert in the large Oktyabrsky concert hall, and in the evening there will be a literary and musical evening at the Writer's House.

A youth patriotic event “Muse of the Blockade” will take place opposite the Radio House. “One of the symbols of the siege and the person who must remain in the memory of generations was Olga Berggolts, the muse of besieged Leningrad. It was her soulful voice that burst from the radio loudspeakers into the icy apartments of Leningraders at that terrible time. These are her lines that became popular “No one forgotten and nothing is forgotten,” carved on the granite of the Piskarevsky Memorial Cemetery,” the organizers note.

Participants of the action will read poems by Bergholz. During the day, professional street graffiti artists will paint a three-meter “Memory Postcard” installed near the Radio House. Then it will be transferred to the memorial museum of the defense and siege of Leningrad.

In the evening, a memorial event “900 days and nights” will also take place in the courtyard of the State Academic Chapel. On the façade of the chapel building, newsreel footage will be broadcast in 3D mapping format, which will take St. Petersburg residents to besieged Leningrad. The atmosphere of life in besieged Leningrad will be recreated here - military equipment, artillery pieces and anti-tank barriers will be exhibited. A stage will also be installed in the courtyard from which young St. Petersburg residents will perform songs from the war years.

The concert “Unconquered Leningrad” will take place at the St. Petersburg Music Hall Theater. The theater's Chamber Choir and the Northern Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fabio Mastrangelo will perform masterpieces of music by great composers - the lyrical spiritual cantata Stabat Mater (Mother of Sorrows) by Pergolesi and Symphony No. 35 "Haffner" by Mozart.

In the evening, the traditional solemn event “Candle of Memory” will take place on the square in front of the Anichkov Palace. In memory of the days of the siege, torches will also be lit on the Rostral columns on the spit of Vasilievsky Island, and at 21.00 a festive fireworks display will begin at the walls of the Peter and Paul Fortress.

The siege of Leningrad, which began on September 8, 1941, lasted almost 900 days. The only route, the “Road of Life,” along which food was delivered to the city, was laid along the ice of Lake Ladoga. The blockade was broken on January 18, 1943, but Leningraders had to wait another whole year before it was completely lifted ─ January 27, 1944. During the years of the blockade, according to various sources, from 400 thousand to 1.5 million people died. So, at the Nuremberg trials the number of 632 thousand people appeared. Only 3% of them died from bombing and shelling, the rest died of starvation.

On January 27, 1944, the blockade, in the iron ring of which Leningrad was suffocating for 900 long days and nights, was put to an end. This day became one of the happiest in the lives of hundreds of thousands of Leningraders. And at the same time one of the most sorrowful: the city, surrounded by fascist troops, lost about a million inhabitants who died of hunger and cold. This winter day became a symbol of the victory of life over death and foreshadowed the Great Victory in May 1945. The Leningrad Victory inspired Soviet soldiers and those who helped the front in the rear to new achievements and gave them faith in their strength. The fearlessness and glory of Leningrad became a symbol of courage throughout the world, which had never known such monstrous tragedies. January 27 became the day of military glory of Russia, sprouted into the people's memory, which cannot be erased as long as the hearts of the grateful descendants of the heroes of Leningrad and victorious soldiers in the Great Patriotic War beat.

On January 27, 2017, the whole world honored the heroes who survived the blockade and bowed deeply in memory of those who were unable to hear the Leningrad fireworks of 1944. On the 73rd anniversary of the complete liberation of the city from the Nazi invaders, tens of thousands of Russians and representatives of foreign countries came to the foot of the memorial complexes to pay tribute to the Leningraders who defended their city.

Among the participants in the commemorative events were members and supporters of the Great Fatherland Party.

Saint Petersburg

Delegates from the St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region branches of the Great Fatherland Party, together with the leader of the air defense Nikolai Viktorovich Starikov, took part in the ceremony at the Piskarevskoye memorial cemetery. Historians still have not calculated how many civilian lives the siege of Leningrad claimed: from 600 thousand to 1.5 million people. At least 500 thousand people are buried at the Piskarevskoye cemetery.

Novosibirsk

Residents of Novosibirsk remember and honor the feat of besieged Leningrad. Activists of the regional branch of the Great Fatherland Party took part in a rally dedicated to the 73rd anniversary of the liberation of Leningrad from the fascist blockade during the Great Patriotic War. A memorial event was held at Stella, dedicated to the labor feat of Leningraders.

Defenders of Leningrad, veterans of the Great Patriotic War, representatives of patriotic and public organizations, military personnel and schoolchildren were invited to the rally.

“The destinies of Leningraders and Novosibirsk residents are closely connected,” says the Secretary of the Novosibirsk Air Defense Branch Svetlana Viktorovna Mikhailenko. — In connection with the offensive of fascist troops on Leningrad in 1941, 50 factories, organizations and institutions, tens of thousands of Leningraders were evacuated to Novosibirsk.

Such renowned enterprises and organizations as the Sestroretsk Tool Plant named after. Voskov (former Petrovsky First Arms Plant), Radio Engineering named after. Comintern, the Svetlana electric vacuum plant, two aviation enterprises, the Drama Theater named after. A.S. Pushkin, priceless museum collections, the Leningrad Philharmonic with the famous symphony orchestra conducted by People's Artist of the USSR Evgeny Mravinsky.

From Novosibirsk during the Great Patriotic War, the radio program “Fire at the Enemy!” was broadcast throughout the Soviet Union, hosted by the legendary Leningrad artists Konstantin Ignatievich Adashevsky and Alexander Fedorovich Borisov to the accompaniment of the Siberian accordion player Ivan Ivanovich Malanin.

On July 9, 1942, the evacuated Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of People's Artist of the USSR, conductor Evgeniy Mravinsky, performed Dmitry Shostakovich's famous Seventh "Leningrad" Symphony in Novosibirsk. Its significant performance was on August 9, 1942 in besieged Leningrad. The Great Symphony Orchestra of the Leningrad Radio Committee was conducted by Karl Eliasberg. During its performance, the symphony was broadcast on the radio, as well as over the loudspeakers of the city network. It was heard not only by the residents of the city, but also by the German troops besieging Leningrad!”