President of Kyrgyzstan addressed in connection with anniversary of release Saint Petersburg from blockade

As the head of state told, on January 27 the 1944th one of the most drama and heroic pages of the Great Patriotic War was closed - blockade Saint Petersburg was finally raised. - Blockade survivors showed to the whole world not only courage, firmness and heroism, they set unprecedented before an example of honor and power of human spirit. The history blockade Saint Petersburg is a history of the greatest courage, dedication, firmness of friendship and a unification of the Soviet people, - he emphasized. From blockade Saint Petersburg to the republic evacuated more than 16 thousand people, including about 3,5 thousand...