Leningrad
Now and Then - Ski battalion
Chernyshev bridge, Leningrad. Winter of 1943 / Lomonosov bridge, St. Petersburg. August 2021 Soldiers of a ski battalion marching…
Now and Then - BT tanks
Komsomola street, Leningrad. November 1941 / Komsomola street, St. Petersburg. April 2021 BT-5 tanks driving across the city. From…
Now and Then - Sevastyanov's air ram
Park of Culture and Rest in the name of the First Five Year Plan, Leningrad. November, 1941 / Taurida Gardens, St. Petersburg. August…
Now and Then - Eisenhower in Leningrad
Leningrad, Palace square. August 15, 1945 / St. Petersburg, Palace square. July 2021 Marshal Georgy Zhukov, Marshal Leonid Govorov and…
Now and Then - Leningrad Guards Parade
Today, 76 years ago - Leningrad Guards' Parade. Nevsky prospekt, Leningrad. July 8, 1945 / Nevsky prospekt, St. Petersburg. July 8,…
Now and Then - June 22, Nevsky
Corner of the prospekt of the 25th of October and Proletkulta street. June 1941 / Corner of Nevsky prospekt and Malaya Sadovaya, June…
Now and Then - Pravda street
Corner of Sotsialisticheskaya street and Pravda street, Leningrad. 1943 / Corner of Sotsialisticheskaya street and Pravda street, St.…
Now and then - Bayonet practice
Vorovsky square, Leningrad. November 1941 / St. Isaac's square, St. Petersburg. May 2021 A VSEOBUCH (Universal Military Training…
My grandmother's medal "For the Defense of Leningrad"
A few days ago I learnt about a website which contained digitised records of all people who were awarded the medal "For the Defense of…
Now and then - Nevsky 30
Prospekt of the 25th of October, Leningrad. January 1942 / Nevsky Prospekt, St. Petersburg. April 2021 House #30 on the Nevsky…
Now and then - Victory Day in Leningrad
Anichkov bridge, Leningrad. May 9, 1945 / Anichkov bridge, St. Petersburg. May 9, 2021. Overjoyed Leningraders throwing each other up…
Now and Then - girls in front of a
Prospekt Stachek, Leningrad. Summer 1942 / Prospekt Stachek, St. Petersburg. April 2021. An MPVO [local anti-aircraft defense] lady…