The Great Patriotic War became a real test for the residents of Leningrad. The fact that the city survived is a merit not only of its inhabitants, who courageously survived this difficult time, but also the defenders of Leningrad, who were ready to give their lives for their salvation.
10. Street submariner Kuzmin
It was named after the commander of the submarine Shch-408, Pavel Semenovich Kuzmin. In 1943, our troops tried to find a way into the Baltic Sea. For these purposes, two boats were sent. One of them, "Щ-303", was quickly discovered, so it lay at the bottom. Then the second boat, "Щ-408", went on a mission. But she was fired by a German plane, because of which the boat received minor damage. Finnish ships were able to spot the boat by oil stains. They began to pursue her and were able to catch up on the island of Vindlo. She was fired at by depth charges, because of which the boat was damaged. The submariners did not have light, the air ran out. But Kuzmin and his team did not give up, but gave their last fight. Superior enemy forces destroyed the Sch-108. But after the details of this battle became known, P.S. Kuzmin was awarded the honorary order of the British Empire posthumously.
9. Olga Berggolz Street
This is a famous poetess, journalist, playwright. She, along with others, remained in the besieged city. Every day, starting in 1941, she talked with the residents of the city, working on the radio. Olga urged them to remain courageous. In 1942, Olga received the medal "For the Defense of Leningrad." She wrote a book about her work on the radio, as well as a play about this city. Her poems are carved on the granite rock of the cemetery, where 470 thousand people who died during the blockade and participated in battles to defend the city were buried.
8. Kharchenko Street
Mikhail Semenovich Kharchenko was the commander of the “Grozny” machine gun detachment of the 2nd Leningrad partisan brigade. He was able to capture huge military trophies with his comrades and killed more than 100 opponents. In 1942, together with peasants and partisans he collected about 200 carts filled with meat, grain and flour. Kharchenko helped transport these products that the residents of Leningrad were waiting for across Lake Ladoga. But already in December 1942 he fell in battle. The young hero was only 24 years old.
7. Street of the Soldier of Korzun
Andrei G. Korzun went to the front in 1941, in 1943 he fought on the Leningrad Front. On November 5 of this year, he was seriously wounded. He saw that the fragment fell into the powder charges located next to the shells. Korzun was able to get to the shells. Andrey rushed to the flame, preventing the explosion.
6. Moldagulova Street
The girl sniper Alia Nurmukhambetovna Moldagulova was left without parents as a child, she was brought up with her grandmother, along with her uncle's family. He arranged for her to study at the Leningrad boarding school. At the beginning of the war, her uncle's family left the city, but the girl decided to stay. She sought to get to the front. Aliya graduated from the school of snipers, and in July 1943 her dream came true. She personally destroyed 78 opponents. She died during the attack in January 1944, near the city of Novosokolniki, she was only 18 years old.
5. Street Shostakovich
Dmitry Dmitrievich Shostakovich was a famous pianist and composer, wrote 3 operas, 3 ballets, many symphonies and concerts. He wanted to volunteer for the front, but was forced to stay in the besieged city. In 1942, the Seventh Symphony sounded in besieged Leningrad. For residents, it was a real holiday. Some musicians starved to death and rehearsals were canceled. But already in the spring, weakened musicians continued to perform this music, and instead of the dead, they recruited people from military units. The music was broadcast on the radio and loudspeaker. She was heard by German troops, standing under the walls of Leningrad. The Germans were impressed by the strength of mind of the Soviet people. They believed that the city was already dead. But the Nazis realized that neither hunger, nor fear, nor death can break these people, and the Germans have no chance to win this war.
4. Akhmatovskaya street
Anna Andreevna Akhmatova was recognized as a poetry classic back in the 1920s. She became one of the most significant figures of Russian literature. Akhmatova spent the first days of the war in Leningrad, where she dug trenches, was on duty at the gates, and, of course, wrote poetry. In late September, she was evacuated first to Moscow, and then to Tashkent. She reflected her feelings in her own works.
3. Street Vsevolod Vishnevsky
Vsevolod Vitalievich was a Soviet writer and also a journalist. Participated in the defense of Leningrad. He was in besieged Leningrad, where he wrote essays and articles, spoke on the radio. Radio at that time was the only source of information for people in the besieged city. It was those who worked for him who supported them in these difficult years. They talked about the successes of Soviet soldiers and denied the propaganda carried out by the Nazis to break the spirit of the people.
2. Street Tankist Khrustitsky
Vladislav Vladislavovich commander of the 30th tank brigade. He behaved like a real hero, showing an example of courage and selflessness to his subordinates. In 1944, in the districts of the villages of Gubanitsy and Volosovo, the Germans gathered forces to preserve the road at all costs, along which some of their units were forced to retreat. They decided on a trick: they let forward the first battalions, and then suddenly rushed to the attack. A deadly battle began. Khrustitsky ordered his people to stand to death, and he himself rushed at the enemy. The engine was damaged in the tank by a shell, and soon his car caught fire. Ammunition began to explode in it, and Vladislav Vladislavovich died in the fire.
1. Partizan Herman Street
Alexander Viktorovich was the commander of the 3rd Leningrad partisan brigade. He and other partisans destroyed almost 10 thousand Germans, blew up more than 30 railway bridges, caused the collapse of 44 trains, etc. He died in 1943 near the village of Zhitnitsa.