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Now and Then - Churchill tanks on Moskovsky

Today, 77 years ago. Mezhdunarodny prospekt, Leningrad. Mid-January 1944 / Moskovsky prospekt, St. Petersburg. April 2020. Churchill…

Now and Then - SU-122 guns at the Narva gate

Today, 79 years ago Stachek square, Leningrad. Winter 1944 / Stachek square, St. Petersburg. January 2021 SU-122 self-propelled guns…

Now and Then - Prospekt Stachek 1944

Prospekt Stachek, Leningrad. January 1944 / Prospekt Stachek, St. Petersburg. I took this picture in March 2020. Soldiers marching…

Now and Then - Operation January Thunder

Mezhdunarodny prospekt, Leningrad. Mid-January 1943 / Moskovsky prospekt, St. Petersburg. March 2020 Red Army soldiers at a short…

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…

Now and Then - Dom Byta

Corner of Bolshaya Moskovskaya and Razyezzhaya streets, Leningrad. January 1942 / Corner of Bolshaya Moskovskaya and Razyezzhaya…

Siege diary cartoon

A few days ago I was sifting through an online diary project and found this little gem, a nicely illustrated and amazingly life-…

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…

Now and Then - Maly Kazachy lane

Ilyicha lane, Leningrad. Winter 1942. / Maly Kazachy lane, St. Petersburg. March 2020. Leningraders walking along a path in the snow-…

Now and Then - Labour square

Leningrad, Labour square. September 13, 1941 / St. Petersburg, Labour square. October 2021 "Leningrad in the days of the Fatherland…

Now and Then - Zvenigorodskaya

Zvenigorodskaya street, Leningrad. January 1942 / Zvenigorodskaya street, St. Petersburg. 21.02.2020 Leningrad residents getting water…

Now and Then - Sennaya square

Sennaya square, Leningrad. March 1942 / Sennaya square, St. Petersburg. December 2020 Female workers' battallion marching to start its…

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