Leningraders watch a fireworks display on the city’s Suvorovskaya Square to commemorate the lifting of the Nazi siege.
In the background of the photograph of Leningraders, the lanterns of the Kirovsky Bridge (Troitsky Bridge at the present time) are visible.
On the left side of the photo is a monument to the great Russian commander of the 18th century Alexander Suvorov.
On January 27, 1944, in honor of the final lifting of the Nazi siege in Leningrad at eight o’clock in the evening, a salute of 324 guns, consisting of 24 volleys, was given to the Leningraders in honor of the final lifting of the Nazi siege in Leningrad.
Source of information about the final lifting of the Nazi siege photo: Nikitin V. “Unknown blockade. Leningrad 1941-1944: Photo Album”.
Location: Leningrad, USSR
Photo time: January 27, 1944
Photo by: Vasily Fedoseev