Russia to mark 75th anniversary of Lifting of Leningrad Siege (1/6)

A rehearsal for the military parade which will take place at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square on Jan. 27 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Siege of Leningrad, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Jan. 24, 2019. The Nazi German and Finnish siege and blockade of Leningrad, now known as St. Petersburg, was broken on Jan. 18, 1943 but finally lifted Jan. 27, 1944. (Photo/Agencies)

A rehearsal for the military parade which will take place at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square on Jan. 27 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Siege of Leningrad, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Jan. 24, 2019. The Nazi German and Finnish siege and blockade of Leningrad, now known as St. Petersburg, was broken on Jan. 18, 1943 but finally lifted Jan. 27, 1944. (Photo/Agencies)

A rehearsal for the military parade which will take place at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square on Jan. 27 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Siege of Leningrad, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Jan. 24, 2019. The Nazi German and Finnish siege and blockade of Leningrad, now known as St. Petersburg, was broken on Jan. 18, 1943 but finally lifted Jan. 27, 1944. (Photo/Agencies)

A rehearsal for the military parade which will take place at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square on Jan. 27 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Siege of Leningrad, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Jan. 24, 2019. The Nazi German and Finnish siege and blockade of Leningrad, now known as St. Petersburg, was broken on Jan. 18, 1943 but finally lifted Jan. 27, 1944. (Photo/Agencies)

A rehearsal for the military parade which will take place at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square on Jan. 27 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Siege of Leningrad, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Jan. 24, 2019. The Nazi German and Finnish siege and blockade of Leningrad, now known as St. Petersburg, was broken on Jan. 18, 1943 but finally lifted Jan. 27, 1944. (Photo/Agencies)

A rehearsal for the military parade which will take place at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square on Jan. 27 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Siege of Leningrad, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Jan. 24, 2019. The Nazi German and Finnish siege and blockade of Leningrad, now known as St. Petersburg, was broken on Jan. 18, 1943 but finally lifted Jan. 27, 1944. (Photo/Agencies)