The book by Doctor of Historical Sciences B.P. Belozerov, for the first time in all details, against the broad background of the general course of the confrontation on the Soviet-German front, tells about the first two years of the Leningrad Siege, helping the reader to understand the true significance and tragedy of the Battle of Leningrad, which has long time was underestimated in the general series of battles and battles of the Great Patriotic War. The focus is on the most important problem of the Blockade - food and ways to solve it. The author covers in detail the most important areas of organizing the defense of Leningrad: the course of military operations, planning and conducting defensive and offensive operations; the life of the intelligentsia, workers, students and schoolchildren in the besieged city; the course of the partisan movement in the occupied territories of the Leningrad and Novgorod regions. The book contains unique archival materials from the military and civil authorities of Leningrad, as well as the Red Army. The publishing layout of the book is preserved in PDF A4 format.