Road of Life

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historical site transport route wartime supply route

The Road of Life was the vital transport route across Lake Ladoga that sustained besieged Leningrad with food and supplies during World War II.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical site → transport route → wartime supply route →
alsoKnownAs	Doroga zhizni →
commemoratedBy	Road of Life memorial complex near Saint Petersburg → annual remembrance events in Russia →
conflict	Siege of Leningrad → World War II →
connects	Leningrad → eastern shore of Lake Ladoga →
country	Soviet Union →
endTime	1943 →
hasHeritageStatus	cultural heritage monument of Russia →
hasPart	boat convoys → ice highway across Lake Ladoga → truck convoys →
inception	autumn 1941 →
languageOfName	Russian →
locatedIn	Lake Ladoga → Leningrad Oblast → Russia →
notableFor	being the only land connection to besieged Leningrad for long periods → high casualty rates among drivers and crews →
operatedAs	ice road in winter → water transport route in summer →
opposedBy	Nazi Germany →
partOf	Eastern Front of World War II →
purpose	to evacuate civilians from Leningrad → to supply fuel and ammunition to Leningrad → to sustain Leningrad with food →
significantEvent	evacuation of civilians from Leningrad → supply of food to besieged Leningrad → transport of military supplies to Leningrad →
startTime	1941 →
subjectOf	Russian war literature → documentary films about the Siege of Leningrad → memorials around Lake Ladoga →
timePeriod	Great Patriotic War →
transportMode	barges → motor vehicles → ships → sledges →
usedBy	Red Army → Soviet Union → civilian authorities of Leningrad →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lake Ladoga ice road → Lake Ladoga ice road ("Doroga zhizni") →	hasAlias
Road of Life ("Doroga zhizni") →	alsoKnownAs
Lake Ladoga ice road ("Дорога жизни") →	RussianName
Siege of Leningrad →	supplyRoute