Alexander Широкорад is an author more than hundred books on military history. The new book he devoted to the 75year of complete liberation of Leningrad from a blockade (January, 2019). The complete picture of one of the most dramatic battles of Great Patriotic war is shown in her - to the battle for Leningrad, that went from 1941 to 1944.An author brings information over of military character : composition of troops of both parties, strategy and tactics soviet and German commands, tells soldiery operations| about a veritable role to the Finnish army - "second half" of blockade ring. In a book the real situation is also shown with victualling of blockade Leningrad, by a fuel, electric power and live| ammunition told and about that before remained after the scopes of official history : about mass thefts, speculation and cannibalism in besieged city.A book is written on the basis of arcival materials, to official documentation with a vulture "secretly" (majority of that after the removal of vulture so remained on the shelves of department libraries) and not popular memoirs.