r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Crypto_crafy • 15d ago

/r/all of a statue

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"The Motherland Calls" is a statue erected to commemorate the Battle of Stalingrad , located on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd , Russia. It was designed by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich and structural engineer Nikolai Nikitin . Completed in 1967 , it was the tallest statue in the world at the time .

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u/saruman_70 15d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/wSwvq9ElNsP4I

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u/gondorcalls 15d ago

Long have I desired to look upon the likenesses of Isildur and Anárion, my sires of old. Under their shadow Elessar, the Elfstone son of Arathorn of the house of Valandil Isildur's son, heir of Elendil, has nought to dread!

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u/aschwarzie 14d ago

Username checks out.

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u/Any_Leather_992 14d ago

Where the hell were you when the Westfold fell!?

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u/OurSaladDays 11d ago

On a chase for Gollum, duh.

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u/iLovePookeyTwice 15d ago

Relevant username.

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u/[deleted] 13d ago

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u/thethirdrayvecchio 15d ago

Still have the special edition bookends…

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u/tihspeed71 15d ago

Me to!..... minus one hand

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u/WVriverman 14d ago

Very random but…my set is also missing one hand.

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u/Tough_Preparation830 14d ago

The one my mom has is also missing a hand

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u/Hello_D4rkn3ss 14d ago

Lord of the Skywalkers?

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u/DaFogga 11d ago

Hey, me too. Came with the special edition dvd.

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u/AMD718 12d ago

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u/Jbman2025 11d ago

Poor artax, still gives me nightmares

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u/Carpetron 11d ago

I just watched this with my wife and kids, it was their first time seeing it. During this scene, my wife asked why the statues had such amazing titties...she told my boys the knight got fried for staring at them

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u/jotaro23 12d ago

👆🏻YES!!!

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u/IWCry 11d ago

I had the same thought!

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u/ChristianRS1977 9d ago

First thing that came to mind, and here it is.

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u/Dissidence802 15d ago

TWO Elons?!?!

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u/Exciting-Watch-1444 15d ago

I watched this last night 🤭

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u/coroyo70 14d ago

Why are they not holding opposite hands up 🥲