1957 Leningrad celebration

[Eric Laursen]

Perhaps Stalin's death in 1953 put a damper on things.

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From:   Kat Tancock[SMTP:tancockk at UVIC.CA]
Sent:   Wednesday, May 17, 2000 10:01 AM
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Subject:        Re: 1957 Leningrad celebration

That's funny, because I can say for a certainty that the 300th anniversary
is going to be celebrated in 2003. Maybe they were celebrating the
anniversary of a specific event in the creation of the city, rather than the
actual beginnings of it, or something like that.

Kat
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Kat Tancock
UVic Language Centre
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tancockk at uvic.ca

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> I am searching for the reason why the 250th anniversary of Leningrad
> was celebrated in June 1957.  Every book gives the founding of
> Leningrad in the year of 1703. This is part of my research for my
> senior thesis. One secondary source has indicated that Khrushchev may
> have picked this particular year for political motivations. Any help
> with this puzzle would be much appreciated.
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