The Yabloko delegation laid flowers to the victims of the Second World War at the Piskarevskoye cemetery in St.Petersburg
Press Release, 8.05.2021
Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
On 8 May, on the eve of Victory Day, the Yabloko Chair Nikolai Rybakov and the party delegation laid flowers and wreaths at the memorial to the victims of the siege of Leningrad at the Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery in St. Petersburg.
“The Piskarevskoye cemetery is a special landmark for every Leningrad and St. Petersburg family. Almost everyone has relatives who died at the front line defending the city, or died in the besieged Leningrad from hunger and diseases. Coming here, to the sound of an incessant metronome, we honor the memory of everyone – from soldiers to little Leningrad citizens who died in the besieged city. And this memory unites people – people who should never allow new wars,” Nikolai Rybakov said.
The memorial complex of the Piskarevskoye cemetery was opened in 1960. It was designed by architects Alexander Vasiliyev and Yevgeny Levinson. About half a million residents and defenders of Leningrad are buried in mass graves in the cemetery, the names of many of them have not been established so far.
On memorable dates associated with the Second World War and the siege of Leningrad, residents of St. Petersburg lay flowers and wreaths at the cemetery.
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