To the defense of Leningrad! (1941)

Volunteers from Leningrad who signed up for the people's militia in the summer of 1941 march in formation on the factory grounds (above).

Faces of Red Army soldiers of the Leningrad People's Militia Division marching in formation along one of the city streets with rifles over their shoulders.

A woman wipes away tears with a handkerchief.

The wife of one of the militiamen walks next to her husband.

Militiamen march in formation along one of the streets of Leningrad, one of them carries a violin in a case in his hand.

The wives and mothers of the militiamen walk next to the formation.

Units of the Leningrad People's Militia Division pass by a bridge.

Faces of militiamen marching in formation.

A unit of the people's militia marches past the monument to S. M. Kirov along Kirov Square (above).

Red Navy sailors put on pea coats.

Composer D. D. Shostakovich at the piano.

Shostakovich composes a piece of music.

Shostakovich turns off the lights, opens the blackout curtain.

Fires in Leningrad.

People's militia fighters in the Leningrad Philharmonic Hall receive weapons and prepare to be sent to the front in late autumn 1941. Faces of militiamen standing in formation (panorama).