Letter from Lyn: Lessons from the Siege of Leningrad
James: This is an interesting link. See: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/siege_of_leningrad.htm A city of 2.5 million ( about the same as Philadelphia and immediate suburbs) cut off from food deliveries. One big difference from today was the general patriotism and social order. The magnitude of deaths is ominous for those of us aware of future scenarios disrupting the grid and/or trade. (I was going to write up a historical essay for the contest from a lot of material on this, but alas, too busy. But this link is one good article). – Lyn Excerpt: When the Germans invaded Russia in June 1941, the …