Siege of Leningrad Superimposed over Modern Day St. Petersburg

Owen | Former Soviet Union, Pictures, Russia | Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Here are some haunting pictures of Leningrad during the siege, superimposed over a picture of the same location today. I know most of these locations, and some of them I passed by daily. I can hardly believe what the city went through during the war:

Ligovskiy Prospekt Metro

Ligovskiy Prospekt Metro

Walking on Nevskiy Prospekt

Walking on Nevskiy Prospekt

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1 Comment »

  1. Mr. Hitler was so kind.

    Comment by peter — February 26, 2009 @ 11:22 pm

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