People mark 77th anniv. of ending Nazi siege of Leningrad during World War II

Soldiers lay flowers at the Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia, Jan. 27, 2021. Activities were held here to mark the 77th anniversary of ending the Nazi siege of Leningrad during World War II. Leningrad was besieged by the Nazi troops on Sept. 8, 1941 and the siege was lifted on Jan. 27, 1944. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)