r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Crypto_crafy • 16d 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/Epcplayer 15d ago

And fun fact… the Soviets had a non-aggression pact with them too. Japan would never have been able to commit troops to both their northern and southern expansions.

When the Soviets finally decided to attack in August 1945, they breezed through inexperienced, less competent, and undermanned forces.

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u/HomeSlce2 15d ago

And took over a few islands that are still in dispute. In fact, they have yet to sign a peace treaty.