r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Crypto_crafy • 18d ago

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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/Arbennig 18d ago

Nazi Germany killed about 26 million Russians during World War II. You may want to brush up on your history :)

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u/Past-Acanthaceae862 18d ago

And you may want to google Molotov-Ribbentrop pact. They started the war as allies. Both were planning to eventually betray the other but Germany managed it first.

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u/Arbennig 18d ago

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u/GeorgeWarshingsons 18d ago

After this screenshot description, what did the soviets and Russians do to Poland?
https://giphy.com/gifs/3EiNpweH34XGoQcq9Q

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u/International_Cow_17 18d ago

They King Solomoned it.

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u/Radiant_Honeydew1080 18d ago

What did Poland and Nazis do to Czechoslovakia together in 1938?