Eliasberg later met with some of the Germans who camped outside Leningrad during the performance, who told him that it had made them believe they would never capture the city: "Who are we bombing?
Eliasberg coñeceu posteriormente algúns dos alemáns que acamparan fóra de Leningrado durante a interpretación, que lle dixeron que lles fixeran crer que nunca tomarían a cidade: "A quen estamos bombardeando?