Olga Fyodorovna Berggolts (May 16, 1910 – November 13, 1975) The quote, "No one is forgotten, nothing is forgotten," engraved on the memorial at the Piskaryov Cemetery in Leningrad, where approximately half a million blockade victims are buried, belongs to her. Her voice on the radio throughout the siege inspired Leningrad residents with hope and strength to fight for their survival, despite her own suffering from dystrophy due to starvation. Olga Berggolts, a Russian writer and poet, was born into a doctor’s family and endured many severe trials in her life. Her first husband was poet Boris Kornilov, with whom she had a daughter, Irina. However, their marriage ended quickly. Later, she married her university colleague, Nikolai Molchanov, and had another daughter, Maia, who died before her first birthday. Soon after, Irina, her seven-year-old daughter, also passed away due to a heart condition. In 1937, Olga was summoned for questioning as a witness, and the stress led to a miscarriage. In 1938, she was falsely accused of Trotskyism and conspiring against the state. She was arrested, tortured, and lost another child due to these events. She was released and fully rehabilitated in 1939, later writing about her torment. At the onset of the Great Patriotic War, Olga began working at Leningrad Radio, where she undertook her most significant mission: to inspire residents to resist and fight. Her verses instilled hope: “We know—bitter days have fallen upon us, unprecedented calamities threaten. But the Motherland is with us, we are not alone, and victory will be ours.” Her husband, Nikolai Molchanov, though disabled, helped build fortifications near Leningrad. The city was besieged in the autumn of 1941, and the blockade lasted 872 days, bringing extreme famine. In her diary, Olga wrote: “Now everyone talks about people falling on the streets, just as they talked about bombs in September–October. It’s terrifying! To endure Kolya’s death from starvation and feel your own death? Oh, no! Bombs and shells are a hundred times better. But I won’t let hunger break me. Right now, I’m sitting at Radio, writing a Christmas broadcast. What can I say to a starving Leningrad? But I write.” On January 29, 1942, Nikolai Molchanov died of dystrophy. Olga managed to leave for Moscow in March but returned to Leningrad in April, believing her life’s purpose was tied to the city. Her contribution to the morale of Leningrad residents was so immense that the Nazis sentenced her to death in absentia, should the city fall. In 1943, amidst the starvation, her book, "Leningrad Poem," was exchanged for bread—a symbol of hope and resilience. Olga Berggolts passed away on November 13, 1975, at the age of 65. Through her work and courage, she became an unforgettable voice of human resilience.