From 1941 to the end of 1943, population dropped from 3 million to less than 600,000, as people died in battles, starved to death during the Siege of Leningrad, or were evacuated.
Dende 1941 a finais de 1943, a poboación caeu dos 3 millóns a menos de 600.000, xa que moita xente morreu nas batallas, de fame durante o sitio de Leningrado, ou foron evacuadas.