On November 22, 1941, the Road of Life, an ice road supply route built on top of Lake Ladoga's frozen surface that saved over a million lives in the besieged city of Leningrad during World War II ...

Today is a special day. Eighty-one years ago, on January 27, 1944, the most terrible blockade in the history of mankind – the siege of Leningrad (modern-day St Petersburg) – ended. Its ...

Relevant footage was shared online. Another location where fire footage emerged was the city of Gatchina in the Leningrad region. Local residents heard muffled explosions, after which a massive ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin participated in solemn commemorative events in St. Petersburg to mark the 81st anniversary ...