The Motherland Calls (Volgograd)

Russia / Volgograd / Krasnoslobodsk / Volgograd
 sculpture, interesting place, 1967_construction, war memorial, object of cultural heritage of federal importance (Russia), Great Patriotic War
Volgograd
Volgograd Oblast, Russia, 400078
stalingrad-battle.ru/

Located in: "To Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad" at Mamayev Kurgan

Mother Motherland (Russian: Родина-мать, Rodina-mat’) is the name of several huge statues in various cities of the former Soviet Union. All of them commemorate the Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War (World War II).

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Motherland_Calls
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Coordinates:   48°44'32"N   44°32'13"E

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  • She stands 52 meters tall: six meters taller than the famous symbol of the United States. She weighs 8,000 tons. The Guinness Book of Records called her the tallest sculpture in the world at the time of construction. Two hundred steps, symbolizing the 200 days of the Battle of Stalingrad, lead from the bottom of the hill to the monument. She is Russia's symbol of victory!