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Leningrad Siege Remembrance Deepens Soviet Patriotism
John Marshall reports from Leningrad on the 1941 44 siege recall and the Soviet Union celebration of 30 years of victory over Nazi Germany. Flags billboards and monuments frame a mood of devout patriotism alongside caution about renewed militarism amid wartime memory. The visit includes Piskaryovsk Cemetery and Tanya’s diary, witnessing the massive toll of starvation and loss.
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John Marshall
the Tribune
Kansas
Soviet Union
Russia
Volga
Moscow
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Leningrad
Germany
Odessa
Ussr
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Kremlin Wall
Kiev
Piskaryovsk
Tanya