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Today, a solemn funeral ceremony of laying flowers and wreaths was held at the Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery, dedicated to the anniversary of the beginning of the siege of Leningrad.

The event was attended by Alexey Demidov, Deputy Chairman of the Civic Chamber of the city, Rector of St. Petersburg State Pedagogical University, and members of the Chamber.

Veterans, blockade fighters, representatives of youth organizations and associations, representatives of the executive and legislative authorities of the city, and military personnel also attended the ceremony.

The siege of Leningrad, which began on September 08, 1941, lasted almost 900 days. The only way "The Road of Life" was laid on the ice of Lake Ladoga. The blockade was broken on January 18, 1943, but the Leningraders had to wait another year before they were fully liberated.