But through the cooling planet,
Machines moved toward Leningrad:
He is still alive. He is somewhere nearby.
To Leningrad, to Leningrad! (Olga Berggolts)
Dear friends,
In 2024, an important historical date is celebrated in Russia — the 80th anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the fascist blockade.
The M.I. Rudomino All-Russian State Library for Foreign Literature announces a contest of children’s compositions and drawings dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the fascist blockade.
Submission of works is open from December 11, 2023, to January 25, 2024.
Participants aged 10 to 18 are invited to write an essay about the difficult days of the blockade of the hero city of Leningrad. The topics of the works may include stories of the resilience and spirit of the city’s residents and their unparalleled feat, the everyday life in the conditions of the blockade, the heroes of labor, the warrior-defenders and liberators, the cultural life of the besieged city, and the figures of science and culture who continued to create in besieged Leningrad.
The essay should be in Russian or any foreign language, focusing on a specific episode, personality, or the entire historical period of the blockade. The composition is complemented by an illustration.
Details can be found here:
