St. Petersburg during World War II vs now (PHOTOS)

History
BORIS EGOROV
Leningrad, as the city was then called, survived one of the most terrible sieges in world history – more than a million residents and Soviet soldiers died because of it. See what it looked like during that terrible time and what it looks like today.

Peter and Paul Fortress

‘The Bronze Horseman’ monument to Peter I

Nevsky Prospect

St. Isaac's Cathedral

The Admiralty

Narva Triumphal Arch

House of Soviets

Alexandrinsky Theater

Palace Bridge and Winter Palace

Arch of the General Staff Building

Stock Exchange 

Admiralty Embankment

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