These were terrible 872 days, about which it is impossible even to read without a shudder. Thousands of victims and distorted destinies. And there would be even more of them, if not for the help of all Union republics.
It is impossible to overestimate the help and support that Uzbekistan provided during the Great Patriotic War.
More than 5 thousand children rescued from starvation and bombing took refuge under the blessed sky of Uzbekistan.
According to eyewitnesses, families were dismantled immediately after their arrival, giving them shelter and warmth, sharing the latter and giving them hope.
The Shamakhmudov family adopted 15 orphans, the Kasymovs - ten, the Samadovs - 13 babies at once, there are many similar examples. You can't list them all.
Adults were also able to warm their hearts and forget about the horrors of war at least for a minute.
In the Uzbek SSR during the years of evacuation, there were about 200 remarkable writers, authors of well-known works of art: Anna Akhmatova, Korney Chukovsky, Alexei Tolstoy and many others.
A lot of Uzbek soldiers took part in the defense of Leningrad. Only in the 115th rifle division there were 178 people from Uzbekistan.
At the Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery in St. Petersburg there is a whole alley dedicated to the soldiers from Uzbekistan who fought near Leningrad. On September 25, 2002, an obelisk was erected on the Walk of Fame of the memorial cemetery in honor of Uzbek soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War, defending the city from the Nazi invaders.
Residents of Leningrad will never forget your feat, Uzbekistan!