80th Anniversary of the Victory at Leningrad - PSMLS Class

The People’s School for Marxist-Leninist Studies

January 27th, 2024 marks 80 years since the infamous Siege of Leningrad came to an end with a Soviet victory that foreshadowed the ultimate Nazi defeat. As we have done before with the 80th Anniversaries of famous parts of the Great Patriotic War such as the Victory at Stalingrad, Battle of Kursk and Liberation of Ukraine, we will hold a class to study this siege and honor those who fought to hold off the fascists from Leningrad for nearly 900 days. Over 1.5 million people lost their lives during this siege. We will be using the “Siege of Leningrad” film from the Soviet Film Archive project of US Friends of the Soviet People for parts of the class. Visit us at: Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.us Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:25 Background: Poland, Finland, and Operation Barbarossa 15:00 Q&A 1 32:10 Video - The Siege of Leningrad - Soviet Film Project 43:30 Q&A 2 54:40 Video - The Siege of Leningrad, continued 1:07:20 Q&A 3 1:12:30 Video - The Siege of Leningrad, continued 1:23:20 Q&A 4 and Conclusion