Despite everything, life in the planted city did not stop. Leningrad wartime newspapers reported about concerts and exhibitions, about the work of cinemas and libraries, about new books and even tours of moscow artists in besieged leningrad. All Public Gardens and city gardens were laid out for vegetable gardens, and cabbage was harvested. Leningraders gathered right in the city center. They did not forget about the smallest residents of the city. The Pediatric Institute has developed recipes for nutritional formulas for babies in besieged leningrad. Soy milk, reconstituted zalifa vegetable oil, pine needles and yeast soup. But perhaps the main symbol of the courage of leningraders and their faith in victory was the performance of dmitry shostakovichs seventh leningrad symphony in besieged leningrad. Poet Olga Bergolts recalled. The only one remaining in leningrad at that time. The orchestra of the Radio Committee was reduced from hunger during the tragic first winter of the siege by a
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