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The town played a pivotal role in World War II by stopping the German advance on Leningrad, thus delaying the Siege of Leningrad by over a month. This was recognised in 1977 by the award of the Order of World War II. German occupation lasted from 24 August 1941 to 12 February 1944 in Luga. The town is the administrative centre of Luzhsky District of Leningrad Oblast and the main centre of transport, industry, agriculture, and commerce south of St. Petersburg. It has a University (KGU Kirilla and Mefodia), three Institutes of Technical Education, and six schools. There are road and rail links with the neighbouring cities of Saint Petersburg, Pskov, and Novgorod. |