About the book: 2012 / The book tells about the peculiarities of search work carried out by civilian volunteers at the sites of former battles in order to discover,, if possible, identify and adequately bury the remains of the dead military personnel. Several stories cover the entire period of the Siege of Leningrad and allow us to take a fresh look at this tragic page of history. For a wide range of people interested in the history of the Second World War, and, specifically, the fighting near Leningrad.