Over the course of its run, the exhibition has attracted over 100 visitors. Among them were schoolchildren from Vitebsk region and Molodechno, as well as guests from St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Kazan. The exhibition became a space for a lively dialogue between generations and a reminder of the price paid for Victory.
Human history knows of no other example of a city of millions able to withstand such a protracted siege and emerge victorious. Leningrad's heroism is a symbol of unwavering will, solidarity, and faith in life.
Visitors were presented with posters and graphic works created within the siege and at the front lines of Leningrad's defenders, as well as unique photographs from the Victory Museum collection. The exhibition was accompanied by the music of Dmitry Shostakovich's legendary Seventh Symphony. It was performed on August 9, 1942, in the grand hall of Leningrad Philharmonic. At the time, every chandelier in the hall was lit, and the concert was broadcast on the radio. The "Leningrad Symphony" became a symbol of the human spirit's victory over fear and destruction.
This shared tragedy forever linked the destinies of Belarus and St. Petersburg with bonds of brotherhood and memory. The sixth hall of the Memorial Complex “Khatyn” museum houses soil brought by the St. Petersburg delegation from the Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery—a sacred site of remembrance for the residents and defenders of Leningrad during the siege. This symbolic gesture once again underscores the continuity of historical memory and the spiritual unity of our peoples.
The international virtual exhibition project "900 Days of Courage" has concluded, leaving visitors with profound emotional impressions and a reminder that the memory of the heroism and suffering of civilians knows no boundaries or time.
Belarus remembers!
