В.Путин.После посещения мемориала.

Visit to the Nevsky Patch Memorial January 27, 2004 Kirovsk, Leningrad Region После посещения мемориала «Невский пятачок» 27 января 2004 года Ленинградская область, Кировск PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN: The Great Patriotic War knows very many examples of heroism of the Soviet people and Soviet soldiers and officers, starting from the defence of the Brest fortress. These include the battle for Moscow, for Stalningrad, for the Kursk arc and for many others. But the defence of the besieged and blockaded Leningrad even among this unprecedented heroism is still a special case, because this concerns not just the heroism of our soldiers and officers. It concerns the tragedy and unprecedented victory of the civilian population, of millions of citizens of Leningrad. It is indeed here, on this patch, that my father fought, so there is also a personal aspect. Although today I do not think we should not talk about this, but about what kind of place it is. It is a small patch of land that is o