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Saint Petersburg by Sinclair McKay
Pegasus Books · New release

Saint Petersburg

Sacrifice and Redemption in the City That Defied Hitler

Sinclair McKay

Pegasus Books · Military History
Released January 06, 2026 · ISBN 9798897100224

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About the book

Nine hundred days of siege, and the orchestras still playing. McKay tells Leningrad's starvation and its stubborn, astonishing culture in one breath.

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