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Motherland Calls

location_on Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Russia
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About Motherland Calls

The Motherland Calls is the compositional focus of the landmark group "Saints of the Battle of Stalingrad" on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, Russia. It was planned by stone worker Yevgeny Vuchetich and basic specialist Nikolai Nikitin, and pronounced the tallest statue on the planet in 1967. It is the tallest statue in Europe and the tallest statue barring platform of a lady on the planet. Crafted by stone carver Yevgeny Vuchetich and specialist Nikolai Nikitin is a 85 meter figure of a lady venturing forward with a raised sword. The statue is a metaphorical picture of the Motherland, which approaches its children and little girls to shock the foe and proceed with their further assault.

The development of the landmark was begun in May 1959 and finished on 15 October 1967. It was the tallest model on the planet at the season of creation. Rebuilding take a shot at the principle landmark of the landmark complex was done in 1972, when the sword was supplanted by another altogether comprising of spotless steel around evening time, the model is enlightened by floodlights. It was extraordinarily lit up as a major aspect of a light show titled "The Light of the Great Victory", denoting the 72nd commemoration of the triumph over Nazi Germany.

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