January 27 – Day of the lifting of the blockade of Leningrad

January 27 Brief program in:
this day, residents and guests of St. Petersburg will be able to see the 3D-installation siege of Leningrad, which will be organized at the Palace Square. The event will showcase footage video footage and old photographs, accompanied by patriotic music.
Also on January 27 at the Vasilevsky Island held a parade of old trams that transported the inhabitants of Leningrad during the Great Patriotic War. Petersburgers can not only enjoy the retro-technology, but also take a ride on it.
11.00. The parade of troops of the St. Petersburg garrison territorial Western military district on the avenue Nepokorennykh.
15.00. Governor’s reception at the Tauride Palace.
19:00. On Palace Square held a citywide moment of silence.
19.00. Concert “Songs of the war years” at the Mariinsky Theatre. Start of holiday concerts in the Great Hall of the Academic Philharmonic, as well as the Academic Chapel.
19.00. Flashmob “900 days” on the Nevsky Prospekt and Palace Square. Protesters light candles and create a great living legend “900 days.” In the course of 1944 will be occupied by a volunteer.
21.00. The first volley of fireworks at the Peter and Paul Fortress, in Victory Park, Piskarevskoe Park, and the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg.

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