English Translation

- 12 - 2nd mood. The population initially expected a rapid fall of Leningrad despite all official announcements about a sufficient supply of the city. News about the exemplary behaviour of the German troops against the civilian population, which came through from the occupied territory, often caused the German Wehrmacht to expect the invasion. On the other hand, the hopes for an early fall in November 1941 had almost disappeared. The mood was marked by a general dull resignation. Although the increased propaganda activity has only been able to establish confidence in the Soviet power to a small extent, at the same time it has also triggered the feeling that the attacks and measures of a regime against which there is no rebellion are still being exposed, isolated opposition attempts are being bloodily suppressed. Various strikes have taken place, some of which have also spread to the working class of armament companies. Under the pressure of the ever-unbearable situation, the Jewish hatred has grown noticeably. In the course of September, several Jewish women, who had been treated preferentially in the purchase of food, were killed by the in vain crowd of people. 3. Leningrad had important supplies at the beginning of the war. In the course of the evacuation, however, the transport of food supplies to the interior of Russia was also started. After which the initially stable food rations had to be reduced gradually, the opening of the ice road via Lake Ladoga in the