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title: Red Army at Leningrad
author: RIA Novosti archive, image #58228 / Vsevolod Tarasevich
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20270/red-army-at-leningrad/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-03-26
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# Red Army at Leningrad

_Authored by RIA Novosti archive, image #58228 / Vsevolod Tarasevich_

## Image File

[![Red Army at Leningrad](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20270.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20270.png)

## Image Caption

A September 1941 photograph of Red Army soldiers in the defensive trenches built during the [Siege of Leningrad](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2680/siege-of-leningrad/) (Saint Petersburg) during [Operation Barbarossa](https://www.worldhistory.org/Operation_Barbarossa/), the invasion of the USSR launched by the leader of Nazi Germany [Adolf Hitler](https://www.worldhistory.org/Adolf_Hitler/) (1889-1945) in the Second World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1939-45). The siege, more accurately described as a blockade, lasted from 8 September 1941 to 27 January 1944.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Tarasevich, R. N. a. i. #. /. V. (2025, March 26). Red Army at Leningrad. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20270/red-army-at-leningrad/>
### Chicago
Tarasevich, RIA Novosti archive, image #58228 / Vsevolod. "Red Army at Leningrad." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 26, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20270/red-army-at-leningrad/>.
### MLA
Tarasevich, RIA Novosti archive, image #58228 / Vsevolod. "Red Army at Leningrad." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Mar 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20270/red-army-at-leningrad/>.

## License & Copyright

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