TO THE 81ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMPLETE LIBERATION OF LENINGRAD: WOMEN FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR CHARGES DURING THE BLOCKADE OF THE CITY

This article is dedicated to women firefighters who served to extinguish fire during the siege of Leningrad. Individual names of the girls are examined, dwelling in detail on their heroic actions, namely Serafima Makarovna Zotina, Vera Iosifovna Skrynda. An analysis of the activities of the personnel of the Leningrad fire department and government bodies to protect the population and the city from fires is provided. In the study, the authors provide a statistical summary of fires over the years and talks about the main fires of besieged Leningrad.