The meeting will discuss the matches that took place in besieged Leningrad and how new archival findings change the conventional view of sports during the blockade. The history of football matches in besieged Leningrad has long remained on the periphery of the conversation about the blockade. Sports seemed too lively a topic for a tragic narrative, so it was often pushed to the background. Alexey Dunaevsky's research shows that this page is much more complex and important than is commonly believed. The meeting will focus on the matches of 1942-1943 and why they became part of the city's history. We share on KudaGo where to go in Saint Petersburg this weekend for free.