The Siege of Leningrad, a brutal 900-day encirclement by German and Finnish forces during World War II, resulted in the deaths of an estimated 1.5 million civilians due to starvation, disease, and bombardment. The siege, which began in September 1941, aimed to capture the city and cripple the Soviet war effort. Despite facing extreme hardship and resource scarcity, the city’s inhabitants demonstrated remarkable resilience, enduring severe food rations, freezing temperatures, and constant shelling. The siege was finally broken in January 1944 by a Soviet offensive, but the scars of the ordeal remained etched on the city and its people.