When the Germans first invaded the USSR, the war seemed remote to the citizens of Leningrad.
But by early September, the Germans had cut off Leningrad from the rest of the country and laid siege to the city, the longest siege of modern times.
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Fanfare
Opening War Theme
Symphony No. 5 in E minor.
Composed in 1888 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Public domain.
Public domain recording. Source.
Closing War Theme
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