Never again! Yabloko honored the memory of the victims of the siege of Leningrad during the World War 2.
Press Release, 27.01.2023
On 27 January, on the anniversary of lifting of the siege of Leningrad, the leaders of the Yabloko party laid flowers at the Piskarevsky Memorial Cemetery in St. Petersburg. Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov, Deputy Chairman of Yabloko Boris Vishnevsky, Coordinator of the Federal Political Committee Alexander Shishlov, member of the Federal Political Committee Lev Shlosberg, member of the Yabloko Bureau Anatoly Golov and other members of the party came to honour the memory of those who died in the besieged city.
“On this day, we once again want to remind you of the unconditional value of human life and the great tragedy and pain for several generations that the war leaves behind,” Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov commented.
Leningrad was under siege for 872 days from 8 September 1941 to 27 January 1944. According to different estimates, more than a million people died during the siege.
Posted: January 27th, 2023 under History, Human Rights, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.