"Leningrad withstood and won the battle" Topic

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Tango01	17 Feb 2014 11:20 a.m. PST
"January 27th, the day when heroic operation of the Red Army to liberate Leningrad succeeded, became a landmark date for Russia and has been declared the Military Glory Day. During the 900-day siege, the people of Leningrad not only continued to live their lives but also found strength to work and defend themselves and their city. Despite artillery attacks, aerial bombings, famine and severe cold Leningrad withstood and won the battle. Prominent Russian writer Daniil Granin fought at the Leningrad Front that was under the blockade as well. He says that powerful spiritual resources that are practically non-existent today were of great help to them in the hard war times. "A person of today does not have that degree of compassion that was characteristic of the blockade survivors. A glass of boiling water shared with a dying man proved a life-saving means at times. And one more thing here. We arrived at the conclusion that those who helped others survived more often than the ones who lay motionless, losing all hopes or expecting others to take care of them…" Full article here. link Also 900 days of siege. They did not surrender Here. link Hope you enjoy!. Amicalement Armand
jpattern2	17 Feb 2014 1:08 p.m. PST
It was an amazing human accomplishment, but: powerful spiritual resources that are practically non-existent today were of great help . . . A person of today does not have that degree of compassion . . . I guess even in Russia it's become de rigueur to elevate survivors of WWII and denigrate every generation since. I don't buy it.
tuscaloosa	17 Feb 2014 8:10 p.m. PST
I agree. The WW2 generation deserves our respect, but that doesn't mean that generations since then couldn't or didn't rise to their challenges as well.
Tango01	18 Feb 2014 12:40 p.m. PST
Agree with you my friend. Amicalement Armand

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