The Stalingrad Battle.The Moscow Battle .26,6 million people.The Siege of Leningrad.Russia has always had the cities which played the most significant part in its history. Stalingrad is one of those cities. It has become the symbol of pain and suffering, the symbol of the greatest fortitude of the soviet nation. The Stalingrad Battle is one of the supreme battles of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 It lasted for 200 days and nights – since July, 17 of 1942 up to February, 2nd of 1943. 200 days and nights.The Battle can be relatively divided into two periods: the defensive and the offensive.