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