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Leningrad siege survivor supplies needy amid pandemic

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ST. PETERSBURG – As a child during the World War II siege of Leningrad, Galina Yakovleva learned how to make the best of fearful times.

Today she’s using those lessons as she brings food and supplies to needy people locked down in the coronavirus pandemic. The 80-year-old drives a white minivan every day through the city, now named St.

Petersburg, on a one-woman charitable mission for the elderly and needy families with children. She’s been doing this for a decade and hasn’t let the virus deter her. “I’m not afraid of it; I drive my van alone,” she said. “My soul does not let me leave all my people in need without attention.” “I have arrangements with certain food stores and grocery depots on certain dates of the month.

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