As previously reported, January 18, 2023 marks the 80th anniversary of the breaking of the blockade of Leningrad. Today, two blockaders live in the capital of Turkmenistan - Galina Mamedova and Maria Avanesova. The representative office of Rossotrudnichestvo reported this on the page on social networks.
“At present time, two residents of Leningrad blockade live in Turkmenistan. Galina Mamedova was born in Leningrad in 1943. She moved to Ashkhabad in 1964. Maria Avanesova, in August 1942 was evacuated from Leningrad. She been living in Ashgabat since 1954. Long life and health to our heroes”, the message says.
Let us note that during a visit to Ashgabat in September 2021, a delegation of the Government of Saint Petersburg handed over letters of thanks to the blockade survivors and veterans of the Great Patriotic War. In addition, in February 2020, the Governor of Saint Petersburg Alexander Beglov presented commemorative signs to the blockade survivors living in Ashgabat in honor of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Leningrad.
