What was childhood like in besieged Leningrad - without evacuation, but with a daily struggle for life and hope? Senior researcher at the Museum of Political History of Russia, Margarita Borisova-Lebedeva, will talk about the daily life of a city where children learned to help, stay close, and believe in victory. There will be many precise details and human warmth. There are topics that are impossible to listen to 'half-heartedly'. The siege of Leningrad is one of them, and the question sounds especially painful: how did children who were not evacuated from the city live under these conditions? At the meeting, senior researcher of the museum pedagogy department at the Museum of Political History of Russia, Margarita Yurievna Borisova-Lebedeva, speaks about the everyday life of besieged Leningrad. Without general words - through facts, everyday details, and choices that had to be made every day. What did they eat and where did they get food, how did they study, how did they help adults, how did they maintain friendships and a sense of support when there was almost no strength left. It is also important how the children's perspective changes the usual conversation about war. At the center - not reports and dates, but the life of the city: yards, schools, queues, household duties, small joys, and big fears. This perspective helps to understand why young Leningraders endured the trials and where the firm belief in victory came from. The lecture will be suitable for those interested in the history of St. Petersburg, family memory, and the museum perspective on the past. It will resonate with high school students, university students, parents, and anyone who wants to talk about the blockade carefully and honestly - without pathos, but with respect for people. After the talk, it becomes easier to piece together a complete picture: what it meant to grow up in a city that relied on mutual assistance and internal discipline. This knowledge stays with you for a long time and makes you reassess the strength of ordinary, very young people.