On 19 November 2025, at 16:00 Moscow time, at the Presidential Library, Sergey Vasilyevich Rats, historian of special services, candidate of political sciences, member of the Russian Writers' Union, and president of the Foundation for the Support of Reserve State Security Officers, Sergei Vasilyevich Rats, will present his book "The Fiery Frontiers of Leningrad," dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The publication is based on archival documents, memoirs of NKVD veterans, and scientific research.
The book tells the story of the heroic deeds of the NKVD divisions, which became the last line of defence for Leningrad in the autumn of 1941 and managed to stop the enemy on the most important fronts: Pulkovo, Avtovo, Moskovskaya Dubrovka (Nevsky Pyatachok), Shlisselburg, and the right bank of the Neva River. Most of the archival materials presented in the book are being published for the first time.
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