Title: Memorial "Flower of Life" near Leningrad.
Short Info: Leningrad was awarded an order of "The Hero of the Soviet Union" for the city defence under siege of German troops in 1941-1944. The siege lasted 900 days. About 1.000.000 were killed, mostly civillians. People were evacuated across the iced surface of Ladoga lake.
Key words: WWII, Leningrad, siege, City-Hero, memorial, Ladoga

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