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Football match in the “city of the dead”: how besieged Leningrad proved to be alive
In St. Petersburg there is a monument about which not everyone knows – a monument in memory of the football players of besieged Leningrad. The legendary football match, which took place 75 years ago, had a powerful ideological and psychological impact on the inhabitants of the besieged city and on the enemy. Continue reading
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especially for the population
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filled with sawdust
colorful medieval costumes
national team plays
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but no one believed
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three previous matches
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experiences of the mother
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the defender
last round
history of this trophy
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all tournaments
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love for football.
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