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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Stalingrad Flour Mill, Volgograd
Visit of Stalingrad Flour Mill in Volgograd ruined in 1942-1943 during the great Battle of Stalingrad. Built during Tsaritsyn times of the city. Today the object of Stalingrad heritage included to the complex of panorama-museum. The entrances may provided for historians on requests who are doing any research works. Research of the building to understand how it could stand after so many straight hits from artillery shellings, mortar, howitzers, mines, bullets and other explosives. 06 February 2017
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Посещение руин мельницы Гергарда более известной как Сталинградская мельница или мукомольный завод. Научно-исследовательская работа.
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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Farewell to Russia - From Moscow to Murmansk
After four years in the country, Jelle Brandt Corstius says goodbye to his Russia. He visits people and places that are illustrative of the way he has come to know Russia. Thus, he takes us to the subway in Moscow, which forms a society in itself. With his landlord, Jelle visits a Russian Orthodox mass, a promise from long ago that Jelle finally redeemed. We are following him during a visit to a shelter for poor Russians, located directly across the mayor's house, who does everything he can to get rid of them, because they spoil his view.
In the first series: From Moscow to Magadan, Jelle Brandt Corstius traveled from West to East, focusing on the endless Russian countryside and the villages. In this second series: From Moscow to Murmansk, he travels from North to South along the largest river of Russia: the Volga River. A trip along the relatively unknown cities like Murmansk, Volgograd, Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod, but also to Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Through topics like women in Russia, new censorship, the environmental problem from Russian perspective and the ideological vacuum, a relatively unknown side of Russia is once again exposed.
Presented by: Jelle Brandt Corstius
Final editor: Gert-Jan Hox
Directed by: Hans Pool
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The statue of Lenin - From Moscow to Murmansk
St. Petersburg is the city where the Russian Revolution broke out in 1917. Lenin arrived from Switzerland to give his famous speech that brought the revolution. Jelle finds Lenin's statue back in an industrial area just outside St. Petersburg, ready to be restored.
In the first series: From Moscow to Magadan, Jelle Brandt Corstius traveled from West to East, focusing on the endless Russian countryside and the villages. In this second series: From Moscow to Murmansk, he travels from North to South along the largest river of Russia: the Volga River. A trip along the relatively unknown cities like Murmansk, Volgograd, Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod, but also to Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Through topics like women in Russia, new censorship, the environmental problem from Russian perspective and the ideological vacuum, a relatively unknown side of Russia is once again exposed.
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Путешествие. Родина Мать. Мамаев Курган. Россия. [Путешествие]
Мамаев Курган - это самое возвышенное место в центральном городе-герое Волгограде. На вершине холма возвышается всемирно известная скульптура под названием «Родина-мать зовёт», создателями, которой, является авторский коллектив под руководством скульптора Е.В. Вучетича и архитектора Я.Б. Белопольского. Исторический монумент является центральной частью мемориального комплекса, посвящённого героям Сталинградской битвы.
В комплексе расположены мемориальные захоронения тридцати четырёх тысяч советских воинов, погибших во время Сталинградской битвы. Оборона Сталинграда продолжительностью в двести дней – одно из самых ожесточенных и самых кровопролитных битв Великой Отечественной войны. Оборона города-героя продолжалась с 17 июля 1942 года по 2 февраля 1943, именно это сражение изменило ход всех событий тех дней.
О героизме защитников Сталинграда повествует историко-мемориальный комплекс Героям Сталинградской битвы на Мамаевом Кургане. В комплексе расположены выставочные залы, памятники, монументы на могилах советских воинов. Разнообразные скульптурные, архитектурные и природные элементы раскрывают значение Сталинградской битвы, показывают величие подвига, совершённого солдатами во время войны.
Несколько лет назад в мемориальный ансамбль прекрасно вписался храм Всех Святых. Мемориал на Мамаевом Кургане является основной достопримечательностью города Волгограда и привлекает внимание многочисленных туристов со всей страны и из-за рубежа.
Mamayev Kurgan is the most elevated place in the central town-hero Volgograd. The world-famous sculpture called Motherland Calls stands on the top of the hill, the creators of which is a group of authors under the direction of sculptor E. Vucetic and architect J. Belopolsky. The historical monument is the central part of the memorial complex dedicated to the heroes of the Stalingrad Battle.
The memorial burial of thirty four thousand of Soviet soldiers located in the complex, they died during the Stalingrad Battle. The defense of Stalingrad in a period of two hundred days - one of the fiercest and bloodiest battles of the Great Patriotic War. The defense of a hero town lasted from 17 July 1942 to February 2, 1943 and this battle changed the course of events.
The historical memorial complex To the Heroes of the Stalingrad Battle on Mamayev Kurgan narrates about the heroism of the Stalingrad defenders. The complex has exhibition halls, monuments, monuments on the graves of Soviet soldiers. A variety of sculptures, architectural and natural elements reveal the importance of the Stalingrad Battle show the greatness of the feat committed by soldiers during the war.
The Church of All Saints became the part of the memorial ensemble perfectly several years ago. Memorial on Mamaev Kurgan is the main attraction of Volgograd city and attracts many tourists from all over the country and from abroad.
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Dyatlov Pass: a Supernatural Unsolved Mystery | Come and visit the Urals, Russia
Dyatlov Pass is not just a place of local interest somewhere in Russia. Being historically associated with mystery and tragedy, the pass is known worldwide.
Dyatlov Pass is located in the Northern Urals. Its remoteness, harsh mountain terrain and lack road infrastructure make this place being rarely visited by tourists, though people from all over the world wish to visit the location.
Some want to solve the mystery of the Dyatlov Pass Incident on their own while on the ground, others get there to follow the same path as the Dyatlov’s group. And there are a lot of tourists Expedition club “Dikiy Sever” helps both putting a team together and taking it to the pass by atv or helicopter.
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Soviet War Memorial Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Berlin Treptower Park part1
The Soviet War Memorial is a vast war memorial and military cemetery in Berlin's Treptower Park. It was built to the design of the Soviet architect Yakov Belopolsky to commemorate 7,000 of the 80,000 Soviet soldiers who fell in the Battle of Berlin in April–May 1945. It opened four years after World War II on May 8, 1949. The Memorial served as the central war memorial of East Germany.
The monument is one of three Soviet memorials built in Berlin after the end of the war. The other two memorials are the Tiergarten memorial, built in 1945 in the Tiergarten district of what later became West Berlin, and the Soviet War Memorial Schönholzer Heide in Berlin's Pankow district.
Together with the Rear-front Memorial in Magnitogorsk and The Motherland Calls in Volgograd, the monument is a part of a triptych.
At the conclusion of World War II, three Soviet war memorials were built in the city of Berlin to commemorate Soviet deaths in World War II, especially the 80,000 that died during the Battle of Berlin. The memorials are not only commemorative, but also serve as cemeteries for those killed.
A competition was announced shortly after the end of the war for the design of the park. The competition attracted 33 entries, with the eventual design a hybrid of the submissions of the architect Jakow S. Belopolski, sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich, painter Alexander A. Gorpenko and engineer Sarra S. Walerius. The sculptures, reliefs, and 2.5 meter diameter Flammenschalen (flame bowls) were cast at the Kunstgießerei Lauchhammer in 1948.[1] The memorial itself was built in Treptower Park on land previously occupied by a sports field. The memorial was completed in 1949. The stones and granite that were used in the construction came from the demolished New Reich Chancellery.[2]
Around the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall, unknown persons vandalized parts of the memorial with anti-Soviet graffiti. The Spartacist party claimed that the vandals were right-wing extremists and arranged a demonstration on January 3, 1990, which the PDS supported; 250,000 GDR citizens participated. Through the demonstrations, the newly formed party stayed true to the communist roots of its founding party, and attempted to gain political influence.[3] PDS chairman Gregor Gysi took this opportunity to call for a Verfassungsschutz (Constitution Protection) for the GDR, and questioned whether the Amt für Nationale Sicherheit (Department of National Security, the successor of the Stasi) should be reorganized or phased out. Historian Stefan Wolle believes that Stasi officers may have been behind the vandalism, since they feared for their jobs.[4]
As part of the Two Plus Four Agreement, Germany agreed to assume maintenance and repair responsibility for all war memorials in the country, including the Soviet memorial in Treptower Park. However, Germany must consult the Russian Federation before undertaking any changes to the memorial.
Since 1995, an annual vigil has taken place at the memorial on May 9, organized by (among others) the Bund der Antifaschisten Treptow e.V. (Anti-fascist Coalition of Treptow). The motto of the event is the Day of Freedom, corresponding to Victory Day, a Russian holiday and the final surrender of German soldiers at the end of World War II.
The focus of the ensemble is a monument by Soviet sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich: a 12-m tall statue of a Soviet soldier with a sword holding a German child, standing over a broken swastika. According to Marshal of the Soviet Union Vasily Chuikov, the Vuchetich statue commemorates the deeds of Sergeant of Guards Nikolai Masalov, who during the final storm on the center of Berlin risked his life under heavy German machine-gun fire to rescue a three-year-old German girl whose mother had apparently disappeared.[5]
Before the monument is a central area lined on both sides by 16 stone sarcophagi, one for each of the 16 Soviet Republics (in 1940–56 then up to the reorganization of the Karelo-Finnish SSR into the Karelian ASSR there were 16 union republics) with relief carvings of military scenes and quotations from Joseph Stalin, on one side in Russian, on the other side the same text in German: Now all recognize that the Soviet people with their selfless fight saved the civilization of Europe from fascist thugs. This was a great achievement of the Soviet people to the history of mankind. The area is the final resting place for some 5000 soldiers of the Red Army.
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Russian Angel Otrok Viacheslav The Prophecies 1 - (Eng Subtitles)
Sad times for Russia were predicted if she does not repent, especially of the highest crime against Gods anointed ruler the Tsar, Slavik of Chebarkul. Vyacheslav Krasheninnikov (March 22, 1982 – March 17, 1993) – a boy who died at the age of 10, a miracle worker, healer and prophet, who continues to work wonders and miracles from his grave after death. Slavik of Chebarkul (Vyacheslav Krasheninnikov) died in 1993, but the memory of him is alive. Hundreds and thousands come to venerate him at his grave of all race, religions and nations. The boy’s prophecies have become a revival in all Christian and especially Russian eschatology.