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After Moscow, Leningrad is the second largest and most important city of the Soviet Union. Its history is inseparable from the history of the Russian people, whose genius and labour brought it into being, and from the development of the national economy, science and culture of Russia. Leningrad is renowned for its revolutionary traditions. The city arose and is still developing as one of the largest and most progressive centres of our national industry. Its contribution to the treasury of world civilization remains as prominent as ever.