A great feat and a terrible tragedy. It was an ordeal not only for soldiers, but also for civilians in our country, which became one of the key events of the Great Patriotic War. 872 days of hunger and deprivation, cold nights of loss and loneliness, continuous selfless work for the benefit of the front. And finally, the Victory won by thousands of innocent victims. The events of the past, which the author reconstructs, appear day after day before the eyes of the reader. All this is the story of the siege of Leningrad, the brightest symbol of the courage and steadfastness of the Soviet people.