A visitor of the exhibition "The city was freezing and dying but it won" in St. Petersburg, which is devoted to the lifting of the siege of Leningrad.25.01.2010#556280
Visitors at the exposition "The city was freezing and dying, but it managed to win", dedicated to lifting the Siege of Leningrad.25.01.2010#556281
Visitors at the exposition "The city was freezing and dying, but it managed to win", dedicated to lifting the Siege of Leningrad.25.01.2010#556282
A visitor of the exhibition "The city was freezing and dying but it won" in St. Petersburg, which is devoted to the lifting of the siege of Leningrad.25.01.2010#556279
A delegation from the Federal Republic of Germany visits Russia. February 19-21, 1996. Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl left an entry in the book of honorary guests at the Piskaryovsky Memorial Cemetery in St. Petersburg where the monument to the victims of the Siege of Leningrad and fighters of the Leningrad Front was installed.21.02.1996#8441792
A terrorist attack in Kizlyar (January 9-18, 1996) and a battle in the village of Pervomaiskoye (January 11-14, 1996), Dagestan. Wounded local residents in a hospital in Pervomaiskoye.17.01.1996#6395700
A terrorist attack in Kizlyar (January 9-18, 1996) and a battle in the village of Pervomaiskoye (January 11-14, 1996), Dagestan. Wounded local residents in a hospital in Pervomaiskoye.17.01.1996#6395698
A terrorist attack in Kizlyar (January 9-18, 1996) and a battle in the village of Pervomaiskoye (January 11-14, 1996), Dagestan. Liberated hostages from Pervomaiskoye.16.01.1996#6395707
A terrorist attack in Kizlyar (January 9-18, 1996) and a battle in the village of Pervomaiskoye (January 11-14, 1996), Dagestan. Liberated hostages from Pervomaiskoye.16.01.1996#6395703
A working visit by Charles, Prince of Wales, to St. Petersburg. Prince Charles, heir apparent to the British throne, Admiral of the Fleet and Marshal of the Royal Air Force, during the wreath-laying ceremony at Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery.16.05.1994#6303550
A working visit by Charles, Prince of Wales, to St. Petersburg. Prince Charles, heir apparent to the British throne, Admiral of the Fleet and Marshal of the Royal Air Force, lays a wreath at Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery.16.05.1994#6303548
The visit by a Singaporean delegation to the USSR, September 23-26, 1990. Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, center, at Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery in Leningrad.26.09.1990#8209770
Republic of the Philippines Foreign Secretary Raul Sevilla Manglapus visits the Soviet Union. Photo: Raul Sevilla Manglapus visits Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery in Leningrad.20.06.1989#6542992
A visit by an Indian delegation to the USSR. President of the Republic of India Ramaswamy during the wreath-laying ceremony at the Motherland six-meter high bronze monument, which depicts a woman who holds an oak leaf wreath, a symbol of eternity, at Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery in Leningrad.08.07.1988#6580071
Prime Minister of Thailand Prem Tinsulanonda visits the Soviet Union. Visiting the Piskarev Memorial Cemetery in Leningrad where the bronze Motherland sculpture is installed. The Motherland is a woman holding a garland of oak leaves as a symbol of eternity.16.05.1988#6562119
A visit by a delegation of the Union of Municipal Deputies of Brazil to the USSR. Members of the delegation tour Leningrad's Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery, with its Motherland monument which depicts a woman who holds an oak leaf wreath, a symbol of eternity.15.05.1988#6567080
A Malaysian delegation visits the USSR. Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad with his entourage during a visit to the Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery in Leningrad, where a monument to the victims of the siege of the city and soldiers of the Leningrad Front was erected.31.07.1987#8564830
A Malaysian delegation visits the USSR. Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad leaves an entry in the book of honored guests of the Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery in Leningrad, where a monument to the victims of the siege of the city and soldiers of the Leningrad Front was erected.31.07.1987#8564827
A delegation from the Kingdom of Tonga visits the Soviet Union. February 19-27, 1987. Crown Prince and Tongan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense Tupouto'a, third left, visits the Piskaryov Memorial Cemetery in Leningrad where the six-meter bronze sculpture of the Motherland is installed. The sculpture is designed as a woman holding a garland of oak leaves, a symbol of eternity.22.02.1987#8539542
An official visit by a delegation of the Mongolian People's Republic to the USSR. Foreign Minister of the Mongolian People's Republic Mangalyn Dugersuren, first row second left, tours Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery in Leningrad.01.02.1987#8470473
A rally march at Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery in Leningrad. The rally was held under the slogan to curb the arms race and save the planet from nuclear war.05.08.1984#8976139
American student Samantha Smith in Leningrad, who arrived in the Soviet Union at the invitation of Yury Andropov, Secretary-General of the USSR Communist Party, Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet. During her visit to Leningrad, Samantha learned about the city under siege, laid a wreath at the Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery and read Tanya Savicheva's diary.18.07.1983#8370053
The 1983 World Bicycle Race through Moscow, Oslo and Washington, between July 6 and August 5, 1983. Anti-war rally at the Piskarev Memorial Cemetery in Leningrad.10.07.1983#6630716
The 1983 World Bicycle Race through Moscow, Oslo and Washington, between July 6 and August 5, 1983. Athletes at the Piskarev Memorial Cemetery in Leningrad. A prominent memorial at the cemetery is The Motherland, a sculpture of a woman holding a garland of oak leaves, the symbol of eternity.10.07.1983#6630715
The 1983 International Moscow-Oslo-Washington Bicycle Peace Race, which took place between July 6 and August 5, 1983. The race participants during the wreath-laying ceremony at Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery in Leningrad.10.07.1983#8397778
A delegation of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen visits the USSR. General Secretary of the Yemeni Socialist Party, Abdul Fattah Ismail, center, during the wreath-laying ceremony at the Motherland monument at Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery in Leningrad.27.10.1979#8246661
Prime Minister of Greece Konstantinos Karamanlis, center left, tours Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery in Leningrad during his visit to the USSR.15.10.1979#8243841
Prime Minister of Greece Konstantinos Karamanlis tours Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery in Leningrad during his visit to the USSR.15.10.1979#8243834
The Monument to Heroic Defenders of Leningrad on Victory Square honors the heroic feat of the people of Leningrad during the tragic siege of 1941-1944. Photo: On Victory Day, people crowd near the Siege sculptural composition, built to a design by sculptor M. Anikushin and architects Kamensky and S. Speransky and unveiled in 1974.09.05.1979#8151694
Piskaryovo Memorial Cemetery in Leningrad features the six-meter tall bronze figure of the Motherland holding an oak leaf garland, the symbol of eternity.18.06.1978#8414219
President of the Portuguese Republic General Francisco da Costa Gomes paid an official visit to the Soviet Union and toured Leningrad, now St. Petersburg. The President of Portugal made an entry in a book for distinguished guests in the Mourning Room of Piskaryovskoye Cemetery.20.09.1975#5985171
"The Flower of Life", a memorial complex, part of the Green Belt of Glory, built in memory of the children who died during the siege of Leningrad, unveiled on October 28, 1968. The memorial includes the burial mound "The Diary of Tanya Savicheva" and the Avenue of Friendship.01.06.1974#2909040
A US trade union delegation visits Leningrad. The delegation members at the Piskaryovskoye memorial cemetery.10.10.1972#5607890
A US trade union delegation visits Leningrad. Laying flowers at the Piskaryovskoye memorial cemetery.11.08.1972#5607889
A delegation of the American Council of Young Political Leaders at Piskaryov Memorial Cemetery, which includes a monument to victims of the Siege of Leningrad and warriors of the Leningrad Front.31.10.1971#5598542
Delegation of French veterans of the Second World War (1939-1945) laying wreaths at St. Petersburg's Piskaryov Memorial Cemetery.01.07.1971#698305
Participants in an international youth seminar, Vladimir Lenin and the Modern World, take part in the wreath-laying ceremony at Motherland Monument at Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery in Leningrad.01.07.1969#8743545
A delegation of the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Association visits the Soviet Union. Photo: Delegation members stand near the Eternal Flame in Piskaryovo Memorial Cemetery in Leningrad.04.12.1966#6093616
A visit by President of France Charles de Gaulle to the USSR in June 1966. General Charles de Gaulle and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR Alexei Kosygin at the Eternal Flame Memorial at Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery.25.06.1966#6085553
Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery in Leningrad, one of the mass graves of victims of the Siege of Leningrad and soldiers of the Leningrad Front. The front side of a piece of the memorial stele, decorated with a wreath, a torch and a flame that symbolizes fading away, and statues of a worker and a mariner who pay last respects to those who died. The piece was sculpted by Vera Isayeva and Robert Taurit.15.05.1963#6005705
The 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War. The Siege of Leningrad (September 8, 1941-January 27, 1944). A building destroyed by Nazi bombardments.01.11.1943#5821316
The 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War. The Siege of Leningrad (September 8, 1941 - January 27, 1944). Leningrad residents read a newspaper.01.11.1943#5821315
The 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War. The Siege of Leningrad (September 8, 1941-January 27, 1944). A school lesson near the damaged school building.01.10.1943#5822482
The 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War. The Siege of Leningrad (September 8, 1941-January 27, 1944). Children wounded in a Nazi bombardment.01.11.1942#5821317
Great Patriotic War 1941-1945. The siege of Leningrad, September 8, 1941 - January 27, 1943. Nevsky Avenue. The windows are plastered with paper crosses to protect the glass from explosions.01.10.1942#5822481
The 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War. The Siege of Leningrad (September 8, 1941 - January 27, 1944). Chairman of the Leningrad City Council Pyotr Popkov, center, near the ruined building. 1942.01.10.1942#5822478
