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Now and Then - T-60 tanks in Venev

Svobodnaya street, Venev. November 1941 / Svobodnaya street, Venev. December 1941 German soldiers at the crossing of Svobodnaya and…

Now and Then - Yepifan

Yepifan, Church of the Dormition of Our Lady. November 1941 / Yepifan, Church of the Dormition of Our Lady. December 2021 A German…

Now and Then - Armoured cars on the Nevsky

Prospekt of the 25th of October, Leningrad. September 1941 / Nevsky prospekt, St. Petersburg. March 2021 Column of BA-10 armoured cars…

Now and Then - Occupation of Krasnoye Selo

Duderhof railway platform, 3 km west of Krasnoye Selo. Autumn 1941 / Mozhaiskaya railway platform. September 2020 German soldiers…

Now and Then - Khruslovka

Khruslovka, late November 1941 / Khruslovka, December 2021 KV-1 of the 108th Tank Division and an 85mm AA gun destroyed by German…

Now and Then - Tanks at the Red Square parade

Moscow, Red Square. November 7th, 1941 / Moscow, Red Square. December 2021 T-34 tanks driving across the square during the October…

Now and Then - Tula Sovetskaya street

Sovetskaya street, Tula. End of October, 1941 / Sovetskaya street, Tula. December 2021 Soviet soldiers with a machine gun and an anti-…

Now and Then - Cavalry at the Red Square parade

Red Square, Moscow. November 7, 1941 / Red Square, Moscow. December 2021 Red Army cavalry at the October Revolution anniversary parade…

Berserk with a "Tomahawk"

BERSERK WITH A "TOMAHAWK"   Early morning on December 17, 1941 a group of 9 Li-2's (Soviet licensed copy of DC-3) landed on an…

Now and Then - Poster on the Nevsky

Prospekt of the 25th of October, Leningrad. Winter 1941-1942 / Nevsky prospekt, St. Petersburg. January 2021 Residents of Leningrad…

Fiery hell at Moscow's gates

By the end of October 1941 the German Army was at the gates of Moscow, having broken several rings of Soviet defences and trapped…

Now and Then - Nevsky prospekt November 20 1941

Today, 80 years ago. Food rationing norms were set in Leningrad to the absolute minimum in the entire duration of the siege: 250 grams…