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At the scale of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the memorial complex at the Battle of Stalingrad in Volgograd, Russia, includes the tallest statue in Europe: The Motherland Calls. During his World-Cup tour of Russia, National Geographic reporter Sergey Gordeev gives an insider’s look of the hallowed ground where the Soviet army stopped the German advance during World War II.
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The Motherland Calls: Russia's symbol of victory (RT documentary)
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! The Motherland calls on RT!
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The Motherland Calls: Drone buzzes gigantic Battle of Stalingrad monument
The drone footage shows the gigantic 'The Motherland Calls' Soviet monument located in Mamayev Kurgan Memorial Complex in Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad), which was built in 1967 in memory of those killed in the Battle of Stalingrad.
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Russia: The Motherland Calls Monument in Volgograd
Russia: The Motherland Calls Monument in Volgograd. The Motherland Calls or called mamayev monument is located in Mamayev Kurgan, Volgograd, Russia. This statue has a height of 85 meters and is made by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich and nonstructural engineer Nikolao Nikitin, in 1967. The Motherland Calls precisely in 1967 became the highest sculpture in Europe.
The Motherland Calls symbolizes the 200 days of the Battle of Stalingrad, between the soviet unions against Germany. Soviet Marshal Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov is also buried in this monument area, such as the famous Soviet sniper uni Vasily Zaytsev. This sniper is capable of killing 225 soldiers and German officers.
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Volgograd, Russia - The Motherland Calls
Volgograd is an important industrial city and the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. It is 80 kilometers long, north to south and is situated on the western bank of the Volga River, after which the city was named.
The city became famous for its resistance during the Battle of Stalingrad against the German Army in World War II. It is often regarded as the largest and bloodiest battle in the history of warfare.
A memorial complex commemorating the battle of Stalingrad, dominated by an immense allegorical sculpture The Motherland Calls, was erected on the Mamayev Kurgan, the hill that saw some of the most intense fighting during the battle. With its 85 meters it is almost twice the height of the Statue of Liberty; it is the tallest statue of a woman in the world.
The Panorama Museum sited on the Volga contains artifacts from World War II. These include a panoramic painting of the battlefield from the location of the monument on Mamayev Kurgan. A rifle of the famous sniper Vasily Zaytsev is also on display.
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The Motherland Calls is a statue in Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, Russia, commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad.
Discover the history of Volgograd Special Tour “Stalingrad Battlefield Tour“ / including Victory Day Parade (9th May)
Duration: 6 to 10 days
This is one of our anual special interest tours to Russia. Each May we offer an unforgetable trip to Volgograd, formerly known as Stalingrad. One of the hightlights will bet he Victory Day Parade.
DAY 1
In the afternoon arrival in Volgograd. After immigration formalities, meet with our English speaking guide. Russian welcome, Transfer to the booked hotel. Check-in, time to refresh and dinner at the hotel. Accommodation at the booked hotel.
DAY 2
Breakfast at hotel. Meet in the lobby and start of the sightseeing tour. Visit of the Mamajew hill. After the visit transfer to the Panorama Museum and get to know about the history of the Battle of Stalingrad. In the afternoon return to the hotel. Dinner at hotel. Accommodation at the booked hotel.
DAY 3
Breakfast at hotel.
-Victory Day- Festivities within the whole city and military parade on the main square of the city.
Enjoy the festivities on your own and experience the unique atmosphere.
In the evening dinner at the hotel. Accommodation at the booked hotel.
DAY 4
Breakfast at hotel. Full Day excursion to the suburbs of Stalingrad where the battles took place. Visit of the Russian and German cemetery in Rossoschka. Late afternoon, visit of the German visitors center in Rossoschka and small snacks. In the afternoon return to the city center of Volgograd. Free time till dinner.
Dinner at the hotel. Accommodation at the booked hotel.
DAY 5
Breakfast at hotel. Full Day excursion to city of Kalatsch on the river Don. Sightseeing and freetime in Kalatsch. Transfer back to Wolgograd.
Dinner at the hotel. Accommodation at the booked hotel.
DAY 6
Breakfast at the hotel, checkout and departure.
6 to 10 Days in Wolgograd/Stalingrad
extend your stay with or without guide
Price per person including half board and flight (from Germany)
In TWN/DBL rooms starting with EUR 1,790.00
Single room supplement EUR 280,00
Price include: flights from/to Russia/Germany, accommodation in good middle class hotel (4* local standard), Half Board. Programme and all transfers according to the programme. English speaking guide throughout.
Not included: Visa, insurances, extras not mentioned in program.
Minimum group size: 5 pax
You can also extend your stay in Russia, for example in St. Petersburg or Moscow.
All necessary things for your visa we can prepare for your trip and visa registration.
Rates include:
Flight from Germany and 5 nights accommodation in good middle class hotel (4* local standard), Full Board.
Programme and all transfers according to the programme.
English speaking guide throughout.
Not included:
Visa, Insurances, Meals other and mentioned in program
In addition to our 6 days tour you can also extend your stay in Volgograd for a River Cruise upstream/downstream on Wolga River or stop for a couple more days in Moscow.
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Mamayev Kurgan The Motherland Calls Volgograd Russia commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad
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Yevgeny Vuchetich.The Motherland Calls
The Motherland Calls. Bronze on original wooden base. 61cm high. Executed in the 1960.
Yevgeny Viktorovich Vuchetich (1908-1974) – Soviet painter working in the style of ‘Social Realism’. He was awarded the Lenin Prize, the Stalin Prize on five occasions, the Order of Lenin twice, as well as the Order of the Patriotic War. He was recognised as a Hero of Socialist Labour and as a People’s Artist of the USSR.
Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd the Motherland Calls Statue commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad
The Motherland Calls is a statue in Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, Russia, commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad.
Volgograd formerly known as Stalingrad
Discover the history of Volgograd Special Tour “Stalingrad Battlefield Tour“ / including Victory Day Parade (9th May)
Duration: 6 to 10 days
This is one of our anual special interest tours to Russia. Each May we offer an unforgetable trip to Volgograd, formerly known as Stalingrad. One of the hightlights will bet he Victory Day Parade.
DAY 1
In the afternoon arrival in Volgograd. After immigration formalities, meet with our English speaking guide. Russian welcome, Transfer to the booked hotel. Check-in, time to refresh and dinner at the hotel. Accommodation at the booked hotel.
DAY 2
Breakfast at hotel. Meet in the lobby and start of the sightseeing tour. Visit of the Mamajew hill. After the visit transfer to the Panorama Museum and get to know about the history of the Battle of Stalingrad. In the afternoon return to the hotel. Dinner at hotel. Accommodation at the booked hotel.
DAY 3
Breakfast at hotel.
-Victory Day- Festivities within the whole city and military parade on the main square of the city.
Enjoy the festivities on your own and experience the unique atmosphere.
In the evening dinner at the hotel. Accommodation at the booked hotel.
DAY 4
Breakfast at hotel. Full Day excursion to the suburbs of Stalingrad where the battles took place. Visit of the Russian and German cemetery in Rossoschka. Late afternoon, visit of the German visitors center in Rossoschka and small snacks. In the afternoon return to the city center of Volgograd. Free time till dinner.
Dinner at the hotel. Accommodation at the booked hotel.
DAY 5
Breakfast at hotel. Full Day excursion to city of Kalatsch on the river Don. Sightseeing and freetime in Kalatsch. Transfer back to Wolgograd.
Dinner at the hotel. Accommodation at the booked hotel.
DAY 6
Breakfast at the hotel, checkout and departure.
6 to 10 Days in Wolgograd/Stalingrad
extend your stay with or without guide
Price per person including half board and flight (from Germany)
In TWN/DBL rooms starting with EUR 1,790.00
Single room supplement EUR 280,00
Price include: flights from/to Russia/Germany, accommodation in good middle class hotel (4* local standard), Half Board. Programme and all transfers according to the programme. English speaking guide throughout.
Not included: Visa, insurances, extras not mentioned in program.
Minimum group size: 5 pax
You can also extend your stay in Russia, for example in St. Petersburg or Moscow.
All necessary things for your visa we can prepare for your trip and visa registration.
Rates include:
Flight from Germany and 5 nights accommodation in good middle class hotel (4* local standard), Full Board.
Programme and all transfers according to the programme.
English speaking guide throughout.
Not included:
Visa, Insurances, Meals other and mentioned in program
In addition to our 6 days tour you can also extend your stay in Volgograd for a River Cruise upstream/downstream on Wolga River or stop for a couple more days in Moscow.
– Please contact us for more details and see our other trips at
Incentives-Worldwide.com
#Stalingrad #visitRussia #VictoryDay
See more on our websites and Facebook.
We offer more tours all around the world - Incentives-Worldwide.com
All trips hosted by
SMS FRANKFURT GROUP TRAVEL
Events Incentives Adventures
Burgfriedenstrasse 17
60489 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Check out our website VodkaCruise.com for all Train Adventures in Russia and Central Asia.
Follow us also on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube
Facebook: Facebook.com/SMSFrankfurt
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Russia: See iconic Battle of Stalingrad memorial statue via drone's-eye-view
This drone footage shows the gigantic 'The Motherland Calls' Soviet monument located in Mamayev Kurgan Memorial Complex in Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad), which was built in 1967 in memory of those killed in the 'Battle of Stalingrad.'
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The world third tallest statue (The Mamayev Monument)
The Motherland Calls, or The Mamayev Monument, is a statue in Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, Russia, commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad. It was designed by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich and structural engineer Nikolai Nikitin. Declared the largest statue in the world in 1967, it is the last non-religious statue to be declared the largest; every record holder since has been a Buddhism-related sculpture. Compared to the later higher statues, The Motherland Calls is significantly more complex from an engineering point of view, due to its characteristic posture with a sword raised high in the right hand and the left hand extended in a calling gesture. The technology behind the statue is based on a combination of prestressed concrete with wire ropes structure, a solution which can be found also in another work of Nikitin's, the super-tall Ostankino Tower in Moscow.
Russian soldiers marching by Motherland calls statue in Volgograd (stalingrad)
The Motherland Calls (Russian: Родина-мать зовёт!, tr. Rodina-mat' zavyot!, lit. Homeland-Mother Is Calling!) is the compositional centre of the monument-ensemble Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, Russia. It was designed by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich and structural engineer Nikolai Nikitin, and declared the tallest statue in the world in 1967. It is the tallest statue in Europe and the tallest statue (excluding pedestal) of a woman in the world.[Wikipedia]
Russian soldiers marching by Motherland calls statue in Volgograd (stalingrad)
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Русские солдаты маршируют у статуи Родины в Волгограде (Сталинград)
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The Motherland is Calling....A Russian WWII Memorial
The 'Motherland Calls' (Russian: Родина-мать зовёт! Rodina-Mat' zovyot!), is also called 'Mother Motherland', 'Mother Motherland Is Calling', 'The Motherland', or 'The Mamayev Monument'. It is a statue in Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, (formerly Stalingrad) Russia, and commemorates the Battle of Stalingrad.
The figure itself measures 52 metres (170 feet) tall, with the sword being 33 metres (108 feet). Two hundred steps, symbolizing the 200 days of the Battle of Stalingrad, (from July 17, 1942, through February 2, 1943) lead from the bottom of the hill to the monument.
We're talking BIG statuary! The slide show identifies specific statues' heights.
Mother Russia is located at the top of Mamayev Kurgan, where she is the main monument of a memorial complex to those Soviets who fell in World War II. She represents the Motherland, or Russia. The statue appears on both the current flag and coat of arms of Volgograd Oblast.
Made from concrete and steel, it took 3 years for the statue to be completed. She was officially dedicated on Oct. 15, 1967.
The lead sculptor was Yevgeny Vuchetich. The significant structural engineering challenges of the 7,900 tons (7,800 long tons; 8,700 short tons) of the concrete sculpture were handled by Nikolai Nikitin.
The Hall of Military Glory is a round building at the foot of the Mamayev Kurgan Memorial complex and contains an eternal flame, with walls of names of the dead. It is guarded by a soldier who stands at attention. The changing of the Guard occurs every hour and is quite a spectacle that involves high goose stepping Honor Guards. The total square footage of the memorial complex is sixty-five thousand square meters.
As I understand it, a visitor enters the complex past the 'Singing Walls' then enters the Hall of Honor. From there walks the 'Square of Grief' and then along the Reflection pool via 'Lenin Avenue' On the right side of the Avenue are the huge sculptures of 'Heroes of the Battle'. From there, one passes a smaller pool and the sculpture of 'Fight to the Death'. Then the climbing of the 200 steps which are at least partially lined with wall scenes of the Battle and finally arrives at the Mamayev Kurgan...Motherland Calls.
In May 2009 it was reported that rising water levels had caused the monument's foundations to sink and that the statue is leaning to such a degree that it is feared it will fall over. The leaning is rapidly getting worse. The statue is not fixed to its foundations and is held in place only by its weight. It has moved about 8 inches and is not expected to be able to move much farther without collapsing. While local authorities deny that the statue is in danger, conservation and restoration works started in 2010.
This has been an exceptionally difficult topic to research. While pictures are plentiful, descriptions in English are not. Many of the articles I found were in Russian or had been translated by someone who was not fluent in English. In addition, I found almost every statue, every memorial, every building and walkway had several names which made it difficult to keep track of exactly what was where, etc.
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Mamaev hill. Motherland calling statue.Volgograd.
The famous Mamaev hill where were bloody battles during Stalingrad battle.Giant Motherland calling statue 85 meters high.
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The Motherland Calls (Russian: Родина-мать зовёт! Rodina-Mat' zovyot!), also called Homeland-Mother, Homeland-Mother Is Calling, simply The Motherland, or The Mamayev Monument, is a statue in Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, Russia, commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad. It was designed by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich and structural engineer Nikolai Nikitin, and declared the largest statue in the world in 1967. Today, it is the tallest statue of a woman in the world, not including pedestals.
Compared with the later higher statues, The Motherland Calls is significantly more complex from an engineering point of view, due to its characteristic posture with a sword raised high in the right hand and the left hand extended in a calling gesture. The technology behind the hollow statue is based on a combination of prestressed concrete with wire ropes structure, a solution which can be found also in another work of Nikitin's, the super-tall Ostankino Tower in Moscow.
When the memorial was dedicated in 1967 it was the tallest sculpture in the world, measuring 85 metres (279 ft) from the tip of its sword to the top of the plinth. The figure itself measures 52 metres (171 ft), and the sword 33 metres (108 ft). Two hundred steps, symbolizing the 200 days of the Battle of Stalingrad, lead from the bottom of the hill to the monument. The lead sculptor was Yevgeny Vuchetich, and Nikolai Nikitin handled the significant structural engineering challenges of the 7,900 tonnes (7,800 long tons; 8,700 short tons) concrete sculpture. The statue appears on both the current flag and coat of arms of Volgograd Oblast.
Marshal of the Soviet Union Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov is buried in the area of the monument, as is famous Soviet sniper Vasily Zaytsev, who killed 225 Axis soldiers in the battle of Stalingrad.
(From Wikipedia)
The Motherland Calls, Mamayev Kurgan, Volgograd 27 Apr 2015
Correction, Zhukov isn't buried here. Chuikov is though.