Yerevan honors the memory of residents of besieged Leningrad

ArmInfo. On January 27, Russian Ambassador S.P. Kopyrkin took part in a flower-laying ceremony at the "Children of Siege of Leningrad" monument in Yerevan to mark the 82nd anniversary of the complete liberation of the northern capital from the Nazi siege.

According to the Russian Embassy in Armenia, in his speech, the head of the Russian diplomatic mission emphasized the importance of preserving the memory of the shared Victory, the fortitude, courage, and heroic deeds of the defenders and residents of Leningrad, and expressed gratitude to the fraternal Armenian people who welcomed and cared for the children evacuated from the besieged city on the Neva.

"Those who do not remember their history are doomed to repeat the tragedy. Of course, over time we may rethink certain events, but there are constants we have no right to forget." "One of them is the shared heroism of our peoples during the Great Patriotic War, our Great Victory, in achieving which the multinational Soviet people played a decisive role. We are obliged to remember this and defend this truth against those who attempt to distort history," the diplomat said in his speech.

Representatives of the diplomatic corps, the Russian House and the House of Moscow in Yerevan, the Eurasia NGO, Russian compatriot organizations, including the Young Friends of Border Guards club, and journalists participated in the commemorative event. Galina Dmitrievna Fedorova, a resident of besieged Leningrad, attended the event as a guest of honor.

The day of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi siege is celebrated annually on January 27 (Day of Military Glory of Russia). This date commemorates the lifting of the 872-day siege of the city on January 27, 1944, which lasted from September 8, 1941. During the 872 days of the siege, between 600,000 and 1.5 million people died from hunger and shelling, according to various sources.