Nine hundred days of siege, hunger, and resilience around Leningrad during WW2.
Leningrad survived without food rations for civilians for 872 days, long after many expected it to fall.
The city produced its own plywood balloon aloft for anti-aircraft defense, transforming daily life into improvised warfare craftsmanship.
Despite starvation, the siege spurred a surge in literacy as breadline minutes doubled as impromptu reading circles and libraries.
A child meteorologist accurately predicted extreme cold snaps that helped the city ration fuel and survive weeks longer.
Nine hundred days of siege, hunger, and resilience around Leningrad during WW2.
Leningrad survived without food rations for civilians for 872 days, long after many expected it to fall.
The city produced its own plywood balloon aloft for anti-aircraft defense, transforming daily life into improvised warfare craftsmanship.
Despite starvation, the siege spurred a surge in literacy as breadline minutes doubled as impromptu reading circles and libraries.
A child meteorologist accurately predicted extreme cold snaps that helped the city ration fuel and survive weeks longer.
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