On January 18 at 16:00, a photo exhibition dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the breaking of the Siege of Leningrad will open at the Russian House in New Delhi. On the same day, the cultural center will host a seminar on India's participation in World War II.
In September 1941, during the Great Patriotic War, Leningrad was besieged by German and Finnish troops and their allies. The blockade lasted 872 days, about 1 million people died, including more than 600 thousand from starvation.
In early January 1943, the Soviet 67th Army of the Leningrad Front and the 2nd Shock Army of the Volkhov Front went on the offensive against enemy positions from the east and west. By January 13, the distance between the armies was reduced to 5-6 kilometers, and on January 14 - to two kilometers.
On January 18, the troops of the Leningrad and Volkhov fronts united. A corridor 8-11 kilometers wide, cut along the shore of Lake Ladoga, restored the land connection of Leningrad with the rest of the territory of the USSR.
During the war, Indian servicemen provided great assistance to the Red Army in the fight against Nazism. In particular, senior non-commissioned officer Narayan Rao Nikkama and Sergeant Garjendra Singh were awarded the Orders of the Red Star to the soldiers of the automobile company of the logistics corps of the Royal Land Forces.
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In September 1941, during the Great Patriotic War, Leningrad was besieged by German and Finnish troops and their allies. The blockade lasted 872 days, about 1 million people died, including more than 600 thousand from starvation.
In early January 1943, the Soviet 67th Army of the Leningrad Front and the 2nd Shock Army of the Volkhov Front went on the offensive against enemy positions from the east and west. By January 13, the distance between the armies was reduced to 5-6 kilometers, and on January 14 - to two kilometers.
On January 18, the troops of the Leningrad and Volkhov fronts united. A corridor 8-11 kilometers wide, cut along the shore of Lake Ladoga, restored the land connection of Leningrad with the rest of the territory of the USSR.
During the war, Indian servicemen provided great assistance to the Red Army in the fight against Nazism. In particular, senior non-commissioned officer Narayan Rao Nikkama and Sergeant Garjendra Singh were awarded the Orders of the Red Star to the soldiers of the automobile company of the logistics corps of the Royal Land Forces.
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When the Red Army broke through the Siege of Leningrad on January 18, 1943, many Indian writers, political and public figures could express their support for the Soviet Union only from the prison dungeons where they were imprisoned by the British colonial regime. India did not fight on the side of the USSR during the Second World War, but its people have always supported Russia in its confrontation with Nazism.
The events of 80 years ago on different sides of the Himalayas were discussed at a seminar at the Russian House in New Delhi. A photo exhibition dedicated to breaking the siege of the city on the Neva was opened in the cultural center.
As military historian Colonel Shailendra Singh stated, "the British metropolitan power in that war had its own interests along with the Western allies." “We were not an independent state and did not decision makers, being under the heel of London. And we did not fight for Hitler, but against the UK in India,” he said.
The Colonel recounted how he tracked down the story of two Indian servicemen who ensured that several convoys of ammunition and food were sent from India to the fighting Stalingrad. They were senior non-commissioned officer Narayan Rao Nikkama and Sergeant Garjendra Singh of the automotive company of the logistics corps.
Trucks, from 10 to 12 cars, left Indian military factories in 40-degree heat, overcame the mountain roads of Afghanistan and the deserts of Central Asia in 7-10 days and reached the banks of the Volga in severe frost. The Indians managed to make one of the convoys in 3.5 days, without sleep and stops, for which the Soviet command awarded them the Order of the Red Star.
The exhibition and seminar at the Russian House were attended by university students of Indian universities, entrepreneurs, students of Russian language courses. TV channel Russia Today sent its crew.
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The events of 80 years ago on different sides of the Himalayas were discussed at a seminar at the Russian House in New Delhi. A photo exhibition dedicated to breaking the siege of the city on the Neva was opened in the cultural center.
As military historian Colonel Shailendra Singh stated, "the British metropolitan power in that war had its own interests along with the Western allies." “We were not an independent state and did not decision makers, being under the heel of London. And we did not fight for Hitler, but against the UK in India,” he said.
The Colonel recounted how he tracked down the story of two Indian servicemen who ensured that several convoys of ammunition and food were sent from India to the fighting Stalingrad. They were senior non-commissioned officer Narayan Rao Nikkama and Sergeant Garjendra Singh of the automotive company of the logistics corps.
Trucks, from 10 to 12 cars, left Indian military factories in 40-degree heat, overcame the mountain roads of Afghanistan and the deserts of Central Asia in 7-10 days and reached the banks of the Volga in severe frost. The Indians managed to make one of the convoys in 3.5 days, without sleep and stops, for which the Soviet command awarded them the Order of the Red Star.
The exhibition and seminar at the Russian House were attended by university students of Indian universities, entrepreneurs, students of Russian language courses. TV channel Russia Today sent its crew.
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Dear friends!
On January 25 at 12:00 we invite you to the Russian House in New Delhi for the opening of a photo exhibition dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the complete liberation of the hero city of Leningrad from the fascist blockade.
The exhibition “Call often to my memory, medal “For the Defense of Leningrad...” was provided by the Committee for External Relations of the Government of St. Petersburg.
The siege of Leningrad is one of the most tragic pages in the immortal chronicle of the Great Patriotic War. During the 872-day siege, about a million people died in the city.
The exhibition presents photo-documentary materials that reveal the main events of the tragic history of the siege, about life in surrounded Leningrad, about the courage and perseverance of Leningraders who defended their hometown.
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On January 25 at 12:00 we invite you to the Russian House in New Delhi for the opening of a photo exhibition dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the complete liberation of the hero city of Leningrad from the fascist blockade.
The exhibition “Call often to my memory, medal “For the Defense of Leningrad...” was provided by the Committee for External Relations of the Government of St. Petersburg.
The siege of Leningrad is one of the most tragic pages in the immortal chronicle of the Great Patriotic War. During the 872-day siege, about a million people died in the city.
The exhibition presents photo-documentary materials that reveal the main events of the tragic history of the siege, about life in surrounded Leningrad, about the courage and perseverance of Leningraders who defended their hometown.
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More than 100 people took part in a special evening dedicated to the complete liberation of Leningrad from the fascist siege, which was held at the Russian House in New Delhi. Surrounded by the installation "Blockade Bread," the head of the Rossotrudnichestvo Representative Office in India, Dr Elena Remizova, reminded the guests of the importance of preserving the memory of 872 days full of unparalleled tragedy and courage. Dr Evgenia Vanina, a well-known Indologist, Doctor of Historical Sciences, a leading researcher at the Center for Indian Studies at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told the Indian participants of the event about life in the besieged city, and also read the translation of an excerpt from poet Olga Berggolts's “Leningrad poem” into Hindi. In turn, students of Russian language courses at the Russian House read several works by Olga Berggolts in the original language.
During the event, the opening of the exhibition "Siege of Leningrad in photographs of B. Kudoyarov," provided to the Russian House by the State Museum of History of St. Petersburg, took place. The photographs reflect the daily life of the city and its inhabitants: volunteers leaving for the front, women working at military factories, squares in the historical center, turned into vegetable gardens, hospitals, burned suburban palaces, defensive structures.
A harmonious continuation of the exhibition was the exhibit of works by the young Indian graphic artist Nishant Kumar Meena, dedicated to life in the besieged city.
In the second part of the evening, guests from the destroyed Leningrad moved to today's St. Petersburg: director, secretary of the Union of Journalists of Russia Ashot Jazoyan presented to the audience his documentary "Petersburg! Life in the city.... " In short stories, several dozen Petersburgers of different generations, nationalities, professions and hobbies admit their love for the city that survived the Siege, recovered and blossomed again.
The event was attended by cultural and public figures, diplomats, journalists, Indian students and compatriots.
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